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A robot has successfully surveyed an underground radioactive ventilation duct in Dounreay’s redundant laboratories.
A naval base is seeking permission to change the way it disposes of rainwater contaminated by trace amounts of radioactivity at its Plymouth dockyard.
Dounreay’s radioactive impact on the environment continues to fall, according to a report.
Public Health England's new TV advert highlights the dangers of tar in cigarettes, urging England’s 7 million smokers to quit using Smokefree this New Year.
Public Health England has produced a pair of radio adverts with health advice on cleaning up safely after flooding.
Response from Sir Mark Walport to a claim in the Guardian that his annual report likened fracking risks to thalidomide, tobacco and asbestos.
On July 10, DSRL informed the Scottish Environment Protection Agency of elevated radioactivity levels found in a manhole in a redundant offsite drainage system.
Includes: diabetes risks, e-cigarettes, start of MenB vaccination for infants, MenACWY for teens and further groups for shingles vaccine.
Chances are that back in the 1980s, acid rain would have been high on everyone’s list of environmental concerns. But what exactly is acid rain…
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
The Environmental Closure & Demolition department found elevated radioactivity levels in a manhole in a redundant offsite drainage system.
New replanting technique tried at scheme which protects River Irwell.
Home owners are being reminded of the dangers of pouring cleaning fluids and other toxic chemicals down drains after a pollution incident.
The high pressure system persisting over the UK is forecast to bring warm and still conditions to the UK over the Easter weekend.
Robots at Sellafield have started to remove radioactive sludge from the most hazardous spot on the site.
Informal note on Defra’s position on Formaldehyde (Formalin)
MOD has published a report setting out plans to manage radium contamination at Dalgety Bay in Fife.
Changes to subsidies for renewable electricity could incentivise between £20 billion and £25 billion of new investment in the economy between…
The final siren test of the year will make sure Chiswell residents can hear them if there was a winter storm or flood.
Archaeologists are using Environment Agency laser mapping data to rediscover hundreds of kilometres of 'lost' Roman roads.
Work to clear debris and inspect the condition of the culvert (tunnel) which carries the River Slade under Saffron Walden Town Centre is being carried out by the Environment Agency.
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