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This section describes mechanisms for agricultural and non-agricultural diffuse source pollution.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
COMEAP statement on the evidence for differential health effects of particulate matter according to source or components.
COMEAP advice note on the health evidence relevant to developing targets for fine particulate air pollution (PM2.5) under the Environment Act (2021).
Barclay: Unlimited financial penalties for environmental offences will mean ‘polluters always pay’.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
This study addresses key knowledge and policy gaps around air pollution issues in South Asia.
Report by the Committee on the Medical Effects of Air Pollutants describing how long-term exposure to ambient air pollution can lead to cardiovascular disease.
What your business must do to prevent air pollution - local emissions controls, Air Quality Management Areas (AQMAs), eliminating dark smoke, permits for boilers
A tool to help local authorities estimate the burden of air pollution on the health care system.
Action the government is taking to reduce the impact of nutrient pollution on protected sites and enable sustainable development.
A report by the Committee on the Medical Effects of Air Pollutants (COMEAP) on the effects of particulate air pollution on mortality in the UK.
New laws will scrap the cap on civil penalties and significantly broaden their scope to target a much wider range of environmental offences
An investigation into any potential correlation between common air pollutants and COVID-19 related mortality.
The pollution inventory provides information about releases and transfers of substances from regulated industrial activities.
A community event will take place next week to explain proposals for a mine water treatment scheme at Threlkeld, near Keswick.
Environment Agency statistics on serious pollution incidents, their impacts on air and water and the sectors responsible.
This paper asks whether the spatial distribution of key disamenities can explain the observed differences in living standards
This section describes the mechanisms to prevent or reduce the impact of accidental pollution incidents.
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