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Description

The percentage of population connected to wastewater treatment systems with at least secondary treatment. Thereby, wastewater from urban sources or elsewhere is treated by a process generally involving biological treatment with a secondary settlement or other process, resulting in a removal of organic material that reduces the biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) by at least 70 % and the chemical oxygen demand (COD) by at least 75 %.

Long-Term Objective

Leave no one behind

The long-term objective for this indicator is a value of 100.

Reference

Eurostat


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Population connected to at least secondary wastewater treatment