Sandra Laville Thu 6 Jun 2019 12.35 BST
Just 63% of Britain’s beaches meet most stringent water quality standard
The UK has one of the lowest proportions of top quality bathing waters in Europe, according to research by the European Environment Agency.
Just 63.2% of Britain’s beaches met the most stringent water quality standards needed to be ranked as excellent.
Arthur Neslen Tue 23 May 2017 11.00 BST
20 sites fail safe bathing criteria stoking fears UK will once more be ‘dirty man of Europe’ after Brexit
The UK is second bottom in a league table ranking EU countries on the quality of their bathing water, stoking fears that the “dirty man of Europe” could be on his way home after Brexit.
96.4% of British beaches were found safe to swim in last year, but 20 sites failed the assessment in the annual survey by the European Environmental Agency (EEA) released on Tuesday. Only Ireland had a higher percentage of poor quality bathing waters at 4%.
Dernière mise à jour : 11 sept. 2019
THE UK has the second dirtiest beaches in Europe, according to an annual survey of clean water in Europe.
Only Ireland has more beaches that are considered unsafe to swim at.
