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Volunteers cleared rubbish on England's waterways for Plasticblitz. Cigarette butts most common plastic item found in 2 weeks of litter-picking.
Sheep dip is a hazardous substance – follow this code to reduce the risk of groundwater pollution when you use, store and dispose of dip.
Develops a procedure for reviewing the results of pesticide analysis within a catchment so as to be able to identify short-term events in order to recognise the possible sources of pollution.
Noise is an inevitable consequence of a mature and vibrant society, but it can have a negative effect on people’s quality of life, affecting their health and wellbeing.
Government expands plan to tackle storm overflows, including all coastal and estuary sites .
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
This section will help you complete your permit application for a landfill for inert waste, or to deposit waste on land as a recovery activity. It will help you decide what information you must include in your application.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
This series of reports presents the first national survey of soil quality.
How to manage water use, levels, drainage and irrigation, and avoid pollution from waste water and sheep dip.
Professor Paul Monks is Chief Scientific Adviser for the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero ( DESNZ ). Paul delivers independent and impartial scientific advice to ministers and policymakers across the DESNZ portfolio. He also advises on current and ongoing issues...
Paper discusses water quality modelling approaches and their use at provincial level in China
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