Pollutants map in Europe
Visualize the geographic distribution of pollutants in drinking water across the 27 EU countries. Identify at-risk countries and prevalent pollutants.
Risk level legend
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Low
Pollutants below regulatory thresholds
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Moderate
Pollutants of concern present
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High
Exceedances or concerning pollutants
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RO
HR
CY
EE
FR
GR
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IE
IT
LV
LT
MT
PL
PT
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BE
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SI
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Bulgarie
High
Compliance95.8%
Main pollutants:
Nitrates
Plomb
Bactéries coliformes
Pesticides total
Affected zones48
Country to watch
Roumanie
High
Compliance95.2%
Main pollutants:
Nitrates
Plomb
Bactéries coliformes
Pesticides total
Affected zones154
Country to watch
Croatie
Moderate
Compliance97.4%
Main pollutants:
Nitrates
Pesticides total
Plomb
PFAS (somme)
Affected zones11
Chypre
Moderate
Compliance98.2%
Main pollutants:
Nitrates
Pesticides total
Plomb
PFAS (somme)
Affected zones4
Estonie
Moderate
Compliance97.8%
Main pollutants:
Nitrates
Pesticides total
Plomb
PFAS (somme)
Affected zones5
France
Moderate
Compliance98.5%
Main pollutants:
Nitrates
Pesticides total
PFAS (somme)
Plomb
Affected zones1107
Grèce
Moderate
Compliance96.8%
Main pollutants:
Nitrates
Pesticides total
Plomb
PFAS (somme)
Affected zones65
Hongrie
Moderate
Compliance98%
Main pollutants:
Nitrates
Pesticides total
Plomb
Arsenic
Affected zones34
Irlande
Moderate
Compliance98.4%
Main pollutants:
Nitrates
Pesticides total
Plomb
PFAS (somme)
Affected zones37
Italie
Moderate
Compliance97.8%
Main pollutants:
Nitrates
Arsenic
Pesticides total
Plomb
Affected zones443
Lettonie
Moderate
Compliance97.1%
Main pollutants:
Nitrates
Pesticides total
Plomb
PFAS (somme)
Affected zones7
Lituanie
Moderate
Compliance97.5%
Main pollutants:
Nitrates
Pesticides total
Plomb
PFAS (somme)
Affected zones7
Malte
Moderate
Compliance97.2%
Main pollutants:
Nitrates
Pesticides total
Plomb
PFAS (somme)
Affected zones9
Pologne
Moderate
Compliance97.3%
Main pollutants:
Nitrates
Plomb
Bactéries coliformes
Pesticides total
Affected zones97
Portugal
Moderate
Compliance98.6%
Main pollutants:
Nitrates
Trihalométhanes
Pesticides total
Plomb
Affected zones18
Slovaquie
Moderate
Compliance98.2%
Main pollutants:
Nitrates
Pesticides total
Plomb
PFAS (somme)
Affected zones6
Espagne
Moderate
Compliance98.3%
Main pollutants:
Nitrates
Trihalométhanes
Pesticides total
Plomb
Affected zones255
Autriche
Low
Compliance99.6%
Main pollutants:
Nitrates
Pesticides total
Plomb
PFAS (somme)
Affected zones7
Belgique
Low
Compliance98.9%
Main pollutants:
Nitrates
Pesticides total
PFAS (somme)
Plomb
Affected zones20
Tchéquie
Low
Compliance99.1%
Main pollutants:
Nitrates
Pesticides total
Plomb
PFAS (somme)
Affected zones10
Danemark
Low
Compliance99.8%
Main pollutants:
Nitrates
Pesticides total
Plomb
PFAS (somme)
Affected zones6
Finlande
Low
Compliance99.9%
Main pollutants:
Nitrates
Fer
Pesticides total
Plomb
Affected zones2
Allemagne
Low
Compliance99.5%
Main pollutants:
Nitrates
Pesticides total
PFAS (somme)
Plomb
Affected zones219
Luxembourg
Low
Compliance99.4%
Main pollutants:
Nitrates
Pesticides total
Plomb
PFAS (somme)
Affected zones3
Pays-Bas
Low
Compliance99.7%
Main pollutants:
Nitrates
PFAS (somme)
Pesticides total
Plomb
Affected zones39
Slovénie
Low
Compliance98.8%
Main pollutants:
Nitrates
Pesticides total
Plomb
PFAS (somme)
Affected zones2
Suède
Low
Compliance99.7%
Main pollutants:
Nitrates
Fer
Pesticides total
Plomb
Affected zones6
Source: EEA WISE DWD – QualityInformation, 2023. Thresholds per Directive 2020/2184.