Press Release: Water quality excellent at most of Europe’s bathing sites

The water at Europe’s beaches, rivers and lakes was generally of high quality in 2013, with more than 95 % of these sites meeting minimum requirements. Coastal performed slightly better than inland bathing waters, the data shows.

The annual bathing water quality report from the European Environment Agency (EEA) tracks the water quality at 22 000 bathing sites across the EU, Switzerland and, for the first time, Albania. Alongside the report, the EEA has published an interactive map showing how each bathing site performed in 2013.

• Primary Source

ESO: Background information: Bathing Water Quality http://www.europeansources.info/record/website-bathing-water-quality/

ESO: Background information: Environment: Europe’s bathing waters continue to improve http://www.europeansources.info/record/press-release-environment-europes-bathing-waters-continue-to-improve/

European Environment Agency: European bathing water quality in 2013 http://www.eea.europa.eu/publications/european-bathing-water-quality-in-2013/

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