EU bathing water quality decreases slightly

摘要

Bathing water quality in the EU fell slightly last year compared to 2008, according to the latest annual report released by the European Environment Agency (EEA).rnNotwithstanding, some 95.6 per cent of coastal bathing waters and 89.4 per cent of lakes and rivers complied with requirements of the bathing water directive - up from 80 per cent and 52 per cent in 1990 respectively.