Table 5.14 - Descriptive statistics of annual mean phosphorus concentrations in European rivers

Source: Compiled by NERI and EEA-TF from multiple sources listed in Box 5E or referred to in the main text

  Number
of river
stations
Percentage of river stations
with concentrations not
exceeding (µg P/l)
  Mean 10% 25% 50% 75% 90%
All rivers
Total phosphorus 546 280 17 59 170 366 590
Dissolved phosphate 412 329 15 45 124 286 770
Near pristine rivers
Total phosphorus 39 26   8 12 30  

Note: Guidance as how to read the table is given in Box 5E (Table 5.8).