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Pressures and risks on estuaries and coastal waters

We assessed the pressures on estuaries and coastal waters from alien species, diffuse source pressures, point source pressures, physical and morphological alteration, and water abstraction and flow regulation.

The results are displayed as maps and statistics, and can be found through the links below along with the risk assessment methods.

Alien species pressures on estuaries and coastal waters

Alien species are non-native organisms that establish themselves in native ecosystems
Diffuse source pollution pressures on estuaries and coastal waters

Diffuse pollution can arise from the way we use the land - both in rural and urban areas.
Point source pressures on estuaries and coastal waters

Discharges from sewage works and industrial processes can contain substances that can damage the ecology and quality of receiving waters.
Physical or morphological alteration pressure on estuaries and coastal waters.

Physical alterations to a river, lake, estuary or coastal water can cause habitat damage resulting in loss or decline of species.
Water abstraction and flow regulation pressures on estuaries

Water is taken from river, canals, reservoirs, lakes or underground aquifers to provide public water supplies, for agriculture and industry.

Pressures and risks on estuaries and coastal waters

Alien species pressures on estuaries and coastal waters

Diffuse source pollution pressures on estuaries and coastal waters

Point source pressures on estuaries and coastal waters

Physical or morphological alteration pressure on estuaries and coastal waters.

Water abstraction and flow regulation pressures on estuaries

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