Percentage of reported monitoring sites with pesticides exceeding thresholds in surface waters, rivers, lakes and groundwater in European countries, 2017-2022

The figure shows the percentage of monitoring sites with threshold exceedances of pesticides in surface waters, rivers, lakes and groundwater in European countries.

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Percentage (%) and count of monitoring sites (latter in parentheses)

Additional information

- n.d. = No data
- In brackets: Total number of reported monitoring sites where the exceedance can be determined for at least one substance.
- The percentage of exceedance rates was calculated based on the number of reported monitoring sites with exceedances, divided by the total number of reported monitoring sites.
- EEA-38. Only countries for which data were available are shown.

Methodology

https://water.europa.eu/freshwater/europe-freshwater/pesticides/documentation

Pesticides in rivers, lakes and groundwater in Europe

This report presents the state of Europe's water. It outlines three overarching challenges facing future European water management: 1. protecting and restoring aquatic ecosystems; 2. achieving the zero pollution ambition; 3. adapting to water scarcity, drought and flood risks.

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Percentage of reported monitoring sites with pesticides exceeding thresholds in surface waters, rivers, lakes and groundwater in European countries, 2017-2022

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