European Bathing Water Profiles with Identified Pollution Sources and Health Risks

European Union data from the eu_open_data platform details identified risks at bathing water sites. The dataset profiles faecal pollution sources and routes based on indicators for Escherichia coli and intestinal enterococci, and includes other health risks. It is provided by the Ministerie van Binnenlandse Zaken en Koninkrijksrelaties under a CC-PDM-1.0 license.

Use Cases

• Identify faecal pollution sources and routes based on Escherichia coli and intestinal enterococci indicators.
• Assess public health risks associated with specific bathing water sites.
• Support environmental monitoring and regulatory compliance for water quality standards.

Strengths

• Focuses on specific, high-impact health indicators for faecal contamination (Escherichia coli and intestinal enterococci).
• Includes profiles for identified pollution sources and routes, providing contextual risk analysis.
• Data originates from an official government ministry (Ministerie van Binnenlandse Zaken en Koninkrijksrelaties).

Limitations

• Row count and dataset size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

Ministerie van Binnenlandse Zaken en Koninkrijksrelaties

Collection Method

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Time Range

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Freshness

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Geography

European Union (implied by platform 'eu_open_data')