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European protected area site objectives, measures to achieve them and specific challenges. Current and potential future mechanisms.
The sources of cypermethrin and pathways into the environment. The amounts of cypermethrin in the water environment and control measures of use.
The impacts of urban areas and the transport network on the water environment, with approaches for addressing these and future challenges.
The problem of nitrates in the water environment, including sources and evidence. Current control measures, potential solutions and approaches.
The uses of mercury and pathways into the environment. The amounts in the water environment and restrictions of use.
The history and current issues of pollution from abandoned mines, addressing the challenges and future opportunities.
The sources and scale of plastics in the environment, their impact, and how the issue is being tackled.
The evidence of faecal contamination, sources of contamination and control measures. Plus a summary of projects addressing evidence gaps.
Impacts of pollution from water industry waste water, how the challenge is being addressed and future challenges and actions.
Details of bathing water quality for 2021
The purpose of this publication is to report on the number of carrier bags dispensed each financial year under the carrier bag levy in Northern Ireland.
Background and project information about how the Coal Authority and Environment Agency plan to reduce pollution from historical metal mining in the North Pennines.
Details of bathing water quality for 2020
This annual compendium publication reports on a range of environmental indicators for Northern Ireland
A tool to estimate annual losses of nitrate at the field and farm scale using data provided by farmers during farm visits.
Investigates how satellite measurements of air pollutants and greenhouse gases could be applied to the Environment Agency’s regulatory activities.
Environment Agency annual reports on our regulation work and the environmental performance of regulated businesses in England.
Data on compliance ratings, pollution inventory, pollution incidents, enforcement and waste crime for 2019.
Exercise to test the national contingency plan for responses to marine pollution from shipping and offshore installations.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
These statistics are an update of the 2015 Water Framework Directive classifications on groundwater quality in Northern Ireland
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