Brussels, 19/06/2008 (Agence Europe) - In Strasbourg on 17 June, the European Parliament backed tougher standards on the environmental quality of water so that by 20189, surface water in Europe will be virtually free of all dangerous chemical substances.
“In the water of our rivers and lakes, there are not just fish: there are also pollutants, such as pesticides and heavy metals. This is intolerable!” said Anne Laperrouze (ALDE, France), rapporteur on the review of directive 2000/60/EC...