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A list of all F gases and their global warming potentials.
How to carry out a risk assessment if you are applying for a bespoke permit that includes discharging hazardous chemicals and elements to surface water.
How to develop a management system and keep it up to date so that you can carry out activities under an environmental permit.
Use this service to view and share your licence information and to submit abstraction returns. Find out about water abstraction alerts.
If you abstract water or plan to, you may need to apply for an abstraction licence.
How businesses and organisations can avoid causing pollution from oil and chemical storage, car washing, construction and other activities.
When a material is waste, is a by-product or meets ‘end of waste’ status.
How to assess and manage the risks from land contamination.
General binding rules for small sewage discharges from septic tanks or sewage treatment plants in England.
How to identify and classify waste that contains POPs.
This code provides practical guidance on how to meet your waste duty of care requirements in England and Wales.
Registers of electrical and electronic equipment (EEE) producers, approved exporters, approved authorised treatment facilities and producer compliance schemes.
When to use standing advice on site-specific flood risk assessments, and when to consult the Environment Agency.
The D7 exemption allows you to burn plant tissue and untreated wood waste from joinery or manufacturing in the open air.
Get help to improve water and air quality, and reduce flood risk on agricultural land.
Navigation on the River Thames may be restricted or closed in certain areas. Find out where and when these restrictions and closures are.
How to apply to the Environment Agency for a water abstraction or impounding licence.
How to complete an air emissions risk assessment, including how to calculate the impact of your emissions and the standards you must meet.
When you need to do an environmental risk assessment, when the Environment Agency will do it for you, and how to do a risk assessment.
Substances that are classed as persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and when you're allowed to use them.
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