Following recent adoption of the Water Framework Directive (WFD), the European Commission is required to identify, from a list of 32 priority substances (PS), the priority hazardous substances (PHS) that are of particular concern for the aquatic environment. Consideration of the socioeconomic...

No-one doubts that industrial activity is essential for the economy, citizensu0092 wellbeing and maintenance of employment. However, data from the European Environment Agency1 show that the state of the environment continues to deteriorate in various fields. Despite remarkable progress made in...

The European Environment Agency (EEA) held a two and a half day senior-level meeting in Copenhagen (13–15 May 2009) on 'A global setting for European environmental monitoring — measuring what we must manage' to explore concrete ideas for building a sustainable and focused observing capacity...