Discharges of water pollutants

Emissions of polluting substances to water have affected Swedish inland waters and surrounding seas. They have given rise to eutrophication and elevated levels of organic contaminants and some heavy metals.

On 1 July 2011, the responsibility for most issues related to seas and freshwater was taken over by the Swedish Agency for Marine and Water Management (SwAM).

The Swedish Agency for Marine and Water Management

Responsibility for contaminants rests with the Swedish EPA

The Swedish Environmental Protection Agency ensures that discharges of metals and organic contaminants to water are monitored and estimated for various purposes, including follow-up and evaluation of the environmental quality objective A Non-Toxic Environment.