Cyprus’ beaches have the best water quality in the EU
Posted: Mon Jun 17, 2019 3:51 pm
Cyprus had the highest proportion of bathing sites with excellent water quality in the European Union with 991.%, according to a report by the European Commission and the European Environment Agency (EEA) published on Thursday.
This is an improvement on last year when Cyprus ranked third with 97.3%.
In four countries, 95% or more of bathing sites were found to have excellent water quality: Cyprus (99.1% of all sites), Malta (98.9% of all sites), Austria (97.3% of all sites), and Greece (97% of all sites).
All reported bathing water sites in Cyprus, Greece, Latvia, Luxembourg, Malta, Romania and Slovenia were of at least sufficient quality in 2018, it added.
The survey covered 113 bathing sites in Cyprus of which 112 were found to be of excellent quality.
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This is an improvement on last year when Cyprus ranked third with 97.3%.
In four countries, 95% or more of bathing sites were found to have excellent water quality: Cyprus (99.1% of all sites), Malta (98.9% of all sites), Austria (97.3% of all sites), and Greece (97% of all sites).
All reported bathing water sites in Cyprus, Greece, Latvia, Luxembourg, Malta, Romania and Slovenia were of at least sufficient quality in 2018, it added.
The survey covered 113 bathing sites in Cyprus of which 112 were found to be of excellent quality.
READ FULL STORY HERE