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Table 4.1 Number of reported substances with the most reported rate of exceedances in surface waters, grouped by usage in the time period 2007 – 2017

Note: The number of records for one substance is an aggregate of samples taken at one site, in one year. MAC = Maximum.

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Christine Meisinger (invited by Caroline Whalley) 16 Jan 2020 11:52:33

Metolochlor was banned in 2002 in the EU, so possibly S-metolochlor?

Table contains many metabolites, but this is no stated in the heading
kodesvit (Vit Kodes) 03 Feb 2020 14:53:18

I would clearly distinguish active substances and transformation products (metabolites).

glyphosate, oxadiazon, diflufenican, omethoate, thiacloprid: where the EQS come from? Could not find a reference....
Stuart Rutherford (invited by Caroline Whalley) 07 Feb 2020 14:06:44

This table is misleading/of limited value: it needs to include the measured values to put the exceedance into perspective.

In many cases, an “EQS” of 0.1 µg/L was used for surface water. There should at the very least be a footnote for those compounds where that value is not based on ecotox data, in particular indicating that exceedance of the “EQS” does not mean any ecological risk. Even better if EEA would only use risk-based EQS values.

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