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Belgium lagging behind in bathing water quality, EEA study shows

Bathing water quality in the EU remains excellent, with 96 per cent of sites meeting minimum standards, the European Environment Agency reports. In 85 per cent of cases, quality is classified as

2 days ago

Animals—Living and Dead—Can Help Track Humanity’s Toxic Legacy

Natural history museum collections can help backfill environmental pollution data, a new study argues. In the early 20th century, more than a million miners in Britain made a daily descent into the depths of

1 week ago

Earth & Climate

Major waterways in Flanders cleaner than expected, citizen research finds

A large-scale citizen science project has revealed that many of Flanders’ and Brussels’ major waterways are cleaner than anticipated. The results offer hope for legal open-water swimming in the future. More than

2 weeks ago

Opinion

Aerial monitoring points to decline in pollution by ships in North Sea

Four cases of operational marine pollution from ships were documented last year in the North Sea by the Institute for Natural Sciences’ Coast Guard aerial monitoring programme, the institute announced on Wednesday.

1 month ago

Earth & Climate

Protest in Diksmuide over PFAS pollution in IJzer

Is the government doing enough to stop PFAS pollution in the Ijzer?

A broad protest in Diksmuide opposes PFAS pollution in the Ijzer, impacting water sports and drinking water. Johan Vercruce (Diksmuide Kayak Club) and Klaas Van Nevel call for government action. People protest

2 months ago

Society

Nitrogen pollution makes hay fever worse, study finds

Nitrogen pollution not only affects the environment but can also directly impact public health, according to new research by KU Leuven and Sciensano. The researchers found that grasslands fertilised with nitrogen produce

2 months ago

Earth & Climate

North Sea ecosystem under pressure from pollution and climate change

The marine ecosystem of the Belgian North Sea is under pressure from pollution and climate change, according to a report published on Wednesday by the Federal Public Service (FPS) of Health, Food

3 months ago

Earth & Climate

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Belgium lagging behind in bathing water quality, EEA study shows

Animals—Living and Dead—Can Help Track Humanity’s Toxic Legacy

Major waterways in Flanders cleaner than expected, citizen research finds

Aerial monitoring points to decline in pollution by ships in North Sea

Is the government doing enough to stop PFAS pollution in the Ijzer?

Nitrogen pollution makes hay fever worse, study finds

North Sea ecosystem under pressure from pollution and climate change

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Belgium lagging behind in bathing water quality, EEA study shows

Animals—Living and Dead—Can Help Track Humanity’s Toxic Legacy

Major waterways in Flanders cleaner than expected, citizen research finds

Aerial monitoring points to decline in pollution by ships in North Sea

Is the government doing enough to stop PFAS pollution in the Ijzer?

Nitrogen pollution makes hay fever worse, study finds

North Sea ecosystem under pressure from pollution and climate change

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