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05.01.2019

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A report by Greenpeace Germany presents analysis of water from 29 rivers andcanals in 10 EU Member States in regions with intensive livestockproduction, one sample from each site taken in June or July 2018. Veterinary pharmaceuticals were detected at 80% of these sites (concentrations not specified) and pesticides at all of them (104different pesticides detected). Four veterinary antibiotics were foundat 40-60% of the sites (dicloxacillin, sulfamethoxy-pyridazine,sulfaquinoxaline, cloxacillin) and eight other veterinary antibioticswere found at one or more sites. Nitrate levels were below the EU limitof 50 mg/l and phosphorus was rarely detectable, possible because of dryconditions in the sampling period. Greenpeace are calling for an end to EU subsidies to intensive livestock production in the new CAP (CommonAgricultural Policy).

?Dirty Waters? ?Wie Massentierhaltung Flüsse in Europa verschmutzt?, Greenpeace Germany: www.greenpeace.de/sites/www.greenpeace.de/files/publications/181129-greenpeace-report-dirty-waters-deutsch.pdf.

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Project Industrial animal farms in the Baltic Sea Region - sustainable practices to reduce nutrient loads is a part of a long-term campaign of the Coalition Clean Baltic and Green Federation "GAJA", aiming to reduce the negative impact of large-scale animal production on the environment and local communities in the Baltic Sea Region, particularly by reducing nutrient run-off into the sea. The project is part-financed by the European Union. This website reflects only the view of the Coalition Clean Baltic. The Executive Agency for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (EASME) is not responsible for any use that may be made of the information it contains.

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