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Evaluation of Defra impact assessment of Nitrate Pollution Prevention (Amendment) Regulations 2013.
Background and project information about how the Coal Authority and Environment Agency plan to reduce pollution from historical metal mining in the North Pennines.
Data on compliance ratings, pollution inventory, pollution incidents, enforcement and waste crime for 2021.
Guidance note details requirements for the merchant shipping (prevention of air pollution from ships) regulations 2008.
Investigations of how best to improve water quality in the River Wear catchment by reducing pollution from historical metal mining.
This Notice informs shipowners of the extension of strict liability for oil pollution damage to all ships.
You need to report your business's annual pollution releases in Northern Ireland if it's regulated by a Part A pollution prevention and control permit
This study was undertaken to evaluate the potential of commercially available bone meal as a remedial treatment for immobilising heavy metals in contaminated soils.
Detailed modelling of surface water pollution for an environmental permit risk assessment.
This section summaries mechanisms for controlling discharges and limiting or preventing pollutants entering the water.
A focused literature review of studies of nitrogen loading and groundwater pollution from non-agricultural sources of nitrogen.
Joint National Farmers Union and Environment Agency review of the evidence of agriculture's contribution to phosphorus pollution.
This publication covers UK emissions of sulphur dioxide (SO2), nitrogen oxides (NOx), non methane volatile organic compounds (NMVOCs), ammonia (NH3) and particulate matter (PM10 and PM 2.5).
If you carry out activities listed in Schedule 1 of the Pollution Prevention and Control Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003 you need a permit for your installation or mobile plant
This document contains the following information: Government response to the Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution (RCEP) report 'Novel materials in the environment: the case for nanotechnology'
First published during the 2005 to 2010 Labour government
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
Presented to Parliament: June 1977.
Noise pollution in hospitals is recognized as a serious health hazard
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