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The Water Framework Directive requires identification of the impacts of pressures acting on a water body. In surface waters, these include pollution, changes to the physical features of the water body (“morphology”) and changes to the natural flow (“hydrology”).
Main impacts on surface waters in the 3rd River Basin Management Plan
This chart shows the most frequently occurring impacts on surface waters in the EU-27, by proportion of the number of surface water bodies.
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Impacts on surface water bodies, 3rd River Basin Management Plan
This chart shows the full list of impacts on surface waters at EU27 level. Use the drop down menu to select a country.
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