The European Union (EU) has had laws on the disposal of waste for over 30 years and laws concerning the environmental performance of products for over 20.

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This book chapter addresses goals 6 and 12 by providing an overview of water resources in Europe and the associated anthropogenic and natural pressures. It further introduces the main instrument of the European Union (the Water Framework Directive) initiated as a response to the expected water crisis.

Professor Paul T. Anastas holds the Teresa and H.

Dr. Jeannette García is a chemist at IBM Research–Almaden.

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Increases in water treatment technology have made water recycling a viable engineering solution to water supply limitations.

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