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Statement of the spokesperson for the environment following inaccurate reports on progress of environmental files
In light of an inaccurate report on the state of play of a number of environmental files, the Director-General of DG Environment has clarified the Commission's track record. Director-General Karl Falkenberg has stated the following: "I think that the last years have been very successful in environmental awareness and protection in Europe, including through major new or updated EU regulation. ...
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Water Analysis and Monitoring – Usefull for EU Water Frame Work Directive: The New “Mobile Lab” PHotoFlex® STD
In contrary to photoFlex® pH und photoFlex® Turb Sets providing a variable 5 ml piston pipette, here two scaled syringes 10 and 2 ml each are delivered: These syringes are proven in the field to be accurate and easy to use at the same time. This mobile lab builds a “strong team” together with the convenient Powder Pillow test kits: With these kits the reagents come in portions ...
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Pesticide Storage Tanks and how Anglian Water is reducing metaldahyde entering water supplies
Slugs are of course a huge problem across farming and metaldahyde is used extensively to combat them each year. Although harmless to humans, the chemical is extremely difficult to remove from water treatment works and meeting the tough EU targets on its control is a challenge. Even the equivalent of one drop in an Olympic-sized swimming pool would go against EU regulations. Anglian Water has ...
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EIB finances EUR 200m water and wastewater investments in Rome
The European Investment Bank is lending EUR 200 million to ACEA to finance water and wastewater investments in the Province of Rome. The project covers investments from ACEA’s 2007-2012 investment programme under its ATO2 concession. ACEA is today the largest Italian water sector operator, with a population served in excess of 8 million. The loan was signed in Rome by ACEA’s CEO Andrea Mangoni ...
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All bathing waters pass the test in the South East
The Environment Agency has welcomed the news that all 96 beaches in the South East met minimum bathing water quality standards this year, but warned there is much more work to be done. New figures that show which of England’s bathing waters have met strict quality standards have been published by Defra today. The figures show that 100 per cent of South East England’s bathing waters ...
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ERM-CE102: a new certified reference material for polybrominated flame retardants in fish
PBDEs are toxic and endocrine-disruptive substances that have to be monitored in the environment (EU Water Framework Directive 2000/60/EC) and in food (Commission Recommendation 2014/118/EU). Despite the ban and restriction on their production and use since 15 years, PBDEs are bio-accumulative contaminants still found ubiquitously in our environment and food. They are regulated by the EU Water ...
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How can we use phosphorus more efficiently and create opportunities for recycling?
The Commission is launching a consultation on how to use phosphorus in a more sustainable way. Phosphorus is widely used in agriculture and is an essential component in fertiliser and animal feed, but it is a resource which has no substitute. Supplies are limited, prices have been volatile and much phosphorus is currently wasted, creating concerns about the cost and availability of future ...
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EU bathing water quality remains high
Clean bathing waters are vital for key economic sectors such as tourism and for plant and animal life. The annual bathing water report presented by the European Commission and the European Environment Agency shows that 96 % of coastal bathing areas and 90 % of bathing sites in rivers and lakes complied with minimum standards in 2009. It also describes where to obtain detailed and up-to-date ...
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Water management: five policy conditions to help overcome the challenges of an uncertain future
‘Adaptive co-management’ could help water managers cope with future shocks and unpredictability brought by climate change, according to a recent study. They identify five conditions for policies that would create an enabling environment for this management approach, which include the need to account for water’s ecological functions, and for stakeholders to learn from each other. ...
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Modifying urban rivers to increase biodiversity
Urban rivers are typically heavily-engineered and polluted with degraded habitats. They are therefore a priority for biodiversity restoration. Research suggests that relatively simple modifications to river walls may potentially encourage biodiversity by significantly improving habitats for plants and animals. The EU’s Water Framework Directive requires good ecological status in surface waters by ...
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Sensors for Effluent Monitoring Workshop - 19th July 2012
Chelsea Technologies Group is addressing the challenges of effective monitoring of rivers, estuaries and coastal regions against outflow events from waste water treatment works and farm slurry. These challenges have been driven by the EU Bathing Waters Directive, which will introduce new tighter regulation in 2015. Chelsea's new in-situ sensors also have direct applications within waste ...
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Plastic Rainwater Tanks to Counter Water Abstraction Limits
Water was high on the agenda at this year’s Cereals event. As reported by Farmers Weekly, speaking at an Oxford Farming Conference-organised seminar at the event, Andrew Blenkiron, manager of the Euston Estate, Thetford, echoed the concerns of many over the water abstraction limits suggested by Defra and the Environmental Agency. The water extraction limits on the volume of water that ...
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Potable Tanks For Drinking Water Storage
With all of the recent talk surrounding water restrictions in farming, from abstraction restrictions, the EU water directive and impending mains water rate rises, we’ve raised the subject of rainwater tanks a great deal, but what about water fit for human consumption? The Enduramaxx range of potable tanks can store water, including mains water for human consumption, thanks to them being ...
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Spanish earthquake could have been triggered by groundwater pumping
An earthquake that killed nine people in Lorca, Spain, last year could have been triggered by groundwater being drained from the area for use in irrigation, according to scientists. The study found that the ground moved in the same places as subsidence has been occurring since the 1960s, due to the extraction of groundwater. In Europe, earthquakes are most common in southern and Mediterranean ...
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Ecomondo doesn`t stop
A packed programme of seminars and meetings approved by the Scientific Committee, dedicated to new scenarios of the circular economy: let’s talk about the future together. How can we foster the transition to the circular economy? Ecomondo’s objective is to present the success stories and best practices of the circular economy to encourage integration, promote dialogue and identify ...
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Quality of urban waterways found to affect bat populations and biodiversity
Urban waterways can provide foraging opportunities for a range of bat species. However researchers have found that bats in the UK are negatively affected by high levels of invasive plant species and urban development near waterways. The researchers highlight the value these often disregarded urban spaces can have for ecosystems, and suggest ways to improve the biodiversity of waterways. ...
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Commission asks citizens about Europe`s drinking water
The European Commission has today launched a public consultation on EU drinking water policy, to see where improvements could be made. The consultation is a concrete response to Right2Water, the first successful European Citizens' Initiative. Environment Commissioner Janez Potočnik said: "The supply of safe, good quality drinking water across the EU is a major achievement of EU legislation. ...
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New tiered-approach to assessing hazardous substance levels in water
Debate exists as to whether environmental concentrations of the hazardous substance hexachlorobenzene (HCB) should be measured in water or in wildlife when assessing compliance with environmental quality standards (EQS). New research has proposed a method to calculate concentrations in water that best represent critical levels in wildlife, and a tiered approach to compliance assessment that ...
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Environment: European Commission takes Portugal back to Court for inadequate waste water treatment, asks for fines
The European Commission is referring Portugal back to the European Court of Justice for poor implementation of the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive. In 2009, the Court ruled that Portugal was failing in its obligation to collect, treat and dispose of urban waste water in an adequate manner. 7 agglomerations across the country with populations of more than 15 000 lacked the necessary ...
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Nitrogen pollution measures need tailoring to specific areas to ensure cost-effective results
New research has shown that policy measures in Denmark have successfully reduced total nitrogen loading to 10 estuaries by 39% in recent decades. However, to fully meet the targets of the EU Nitrates Directive and comply with the EU Water Framework Directive in a cost-effective manner, further mitigation measures must be tailored and focused to particular areas. Increased use of nitrogen in ...
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