European Commission logo
JRC Data Catalogue
DATASETCompleted

INCA - Water Purification

QR code

This dataset is an output of KIP INCA. The water purification service refers to the removal of pollutants from water that is mediated by microorganisms, algae and plants and other ecological processes such as filtration, sequestration and storage of pollutants. This service specifically concerns the self-purification capacity of freshwater ecosystems to filter out and decompose organic wastes.

Contributors

Alessandra La Notte; Bruna Grizzetti; Joachim Maes; Mayra Zurbaran

How to cite

Maes, Joachim ; La Notte, Alessandra ; Grizzetti, Bruna ; Zurbaran, Mayra (2026): INCA - Water Purification. European Commission, Joint Research Centre [Dataset] doi: 10.2905/JRC.CDZ650G PID: http://data.europa.eu/89h/e32d63d1-dca8-4470-9775-62ad6cd79eca

Keywords

Agricultural productionEcosystemEcosystem ServicesFreshwater

Data access

Download Water Purification ED - KIP INCA
ZIP

ZIP is an archive file format that supports lossless data compression. A ZIP file may contain one or more files or directories that may have been compressed.
Downloadable file

A downloadable file for the dataset.

Use conditions
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International

CC BY 4.0 lets others distribute, remix, tweak, and build upon the author’s work, even commercially, as long as they credit the author for the original creation. This is the most accommodating of licences offered. Recommended for maximum dissemination and use of licenced materials.

Access conditions
No limitations

Anybody can directly and anonymously access the data, without being required to register or authenticate.

Temporal coverage

From date To date
2006-01-01 2012-01-01

Additional information

Published by
European Commission, Joint Research Centre
Contact email
Maria-Luisa.PARACCHINI (at) ec.europa.eu
Update frequency
unknown

The event occurs with unknown regularity.

Language(s)
English

English is a member of the West Germanic group of the Germanic languages. It is an official language of almost 60 sovereign states and is now a global lingua franca.It is the third-most-common native language in the world and it is widely learned as a second language.

Data theme(s)
Agriculture, fisheries, forestry and food

dataset theme covering the domains of agriculture which involves the cultivation of plants and livestock; fisheries which focuses on the harvesting of fish from wild or farmed sources; forestry which relates to the management and conservation of forests and woodlands; and food which includes substances that provide nutritional support to organisms
Economy and finance

dataset theme covering the domains of economic activity which involves production, distribution, trade, and consumption of goods and services, and finance activity focusing on the management of money at the individual, company, or government level
Environment

dataset theme covering the domain of environment, defined as the interaction of all living species, climate, weather, and natural resources that impact human survival and economic activity

Geographical name(s)
European Union
Issued date
2019-12-31
Created date
14 Jan 2022 16:00
Modified date
21 Oct 2025 07:26
Landing page
https://publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/handle/JRC126566 
Dataset identifier
http://data.europa.eu/89h/e32d63d1-dca8-4470-9775-62ad6cd79eca
Other identifiers
Rate this page
Please vote (optional).
An unhandled error has occurred. Reload 🗙