EU Member States have made little progress in reducing water pollution from nitrates over the past decade, according to a European Commission report published on Monday 11 October.
Based on data for the period 2016-2019, the report shows that 14.1% of EU groundwater still exceeded the nitrate concentration limit for drinking water set by the EU Nitrates Directive (91/676) adopted in 1991.
Excessive nitrates in water are harmful both to human health and to ecosystems, as they lead to oxygen...