Term

sensitive area

Term

(1) Areas of a country where special measures may be given to protect the natural habitats which present a high level of vulnerability. (2) Member States has to identify water bodies as sensitive areas in accordance with the criteria of the urban wastewater treatment directive (eutrophication, high concentration of nitrates in surface waters intended for abstraction of drinking water, areas where further treatment is necessary to fulfil other directives). In sensitive areas and catchment of sensitive areas Member States have to ensure the provision of more advanced treatment.

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EEA Glossary

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Comment

Definition source publication

1) ETC/CDS. General Environmental Multilingual Thesaurus (GEMET 2000); 2) EEA. 1999. Environment in the European Union at the turn of the century. Page 170. Environmental assessment report No 2

Publication year

2000

Definition source URL

http://glossary.eea.europa.eu/EEAGlossary

Organisation

1) ETC/CDS

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