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How to identify and classify waste that contains POPs.
Government and Environment Agency outline action to further improve bathing water quality.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
This report sets out recommendations from the NMEG to Defra on the optimal policy approach to reduce pollution from nutrients in agriculture.
Too little water (scarcity), too much water (flooding) and poor quality water (pollution) represent a risk to sustained economic growth
The development of a risk-based approach to the regulation of volatile organic compounds (VOC) according to the propensity to produce ozone.
Environment Agency statistics on the waste industry's environmental performance, pollution incidents and illegal waste.
Check if you're exempt from needing an environmental permit for a new closed loop ground source heating and cooling system.
How to use the calculators to work out a nutrient budget for residential developments in nutrient neutrality catchments.
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