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Table 4.5 shows the number of groundwater bodies failing to achieve good chemical status due to pesticides within the 2nd RBMP 2016.
Based on the 2016 WFD reporting, nearly 80% of all groundwater bodies in Luxembourg are significantly affected by herbicides, and some 50% in Czech Republic; Some 24% of all groundwater bodies in Belgium and 17% in France are affected by pesticides from agriculture. These amounts are far higher than in all other Member States.
Table 4.5 Share of groundwater bodies failing to achieve good chemical status due to pesticides and biocides (%)
Note: ‘Pesticides’ (last column of the table) are not the sum of the afore mentioned specific substance groups. These are substances reported under code EEA_34-01-5 = active substances in pesticides, including their relevant metabolites, degradation and reaction products.
Source: EEA ( 2018b)
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".....and 17% in France are affected by pesticides from agriculture" How is this link to agriculture established? If not clear, perhaps delete. Many of the problem actives were used in forestry, railways etc.
Column headers need to provide better explanation, otherwise unclear - the text description is not clear either.