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More than half of EU surface waters below ‘good’ ecological status

News Published 13 Nov 2012 Last modified 21 Jun 2016

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Photo: © Cat Burton

Water pollution and physical modifications are still affecting the ecology of many of Europe’s lakes, rivers, transitional water bodies and coastal waters. These problems are likely to prevent the water bodies reaching ‘good’ status by 2015, a target set by the EU’s Water Framework Directive (WFD).