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Mine wastes left at abandoned mine sites risk polluting streams and rivers, particularly with zinc, cadmium and nickel.
Joint National Farmers Union and Environment Agency review of the evidence of agriculture's contribution to phosphorus pollution.
Inventory of closed and abandoned mine waste facilities causing serious environmental impacts.
A definitive evaluation of the impacts on the water environment from abandoned non-coal mines across England and Wales.
Summary of the results of the 2011 survey of the quality of United Kingdom bathing waters.
Summary of the spatial coherence of UK and European droughts project
Testing the response of the drought management framework to severe long drought.
River stretches and bodies of water in England identified as eutrophic with effect from 14 November 2011, giving co-ordinates.
Report exploring how to estimate uncertainty within the Water Framework Directive(WFD) Transitional Fish Classification Index (TFCI).
The Sediment Matters handbook is a practical guide for identifying sediment related impacts in rivers and diagnosing sources.
Scientific reports proposing water quality standards for a variety of substances.
An annual update (until 2009) that measures chemical and biological river water quality. New indicator in development.
Summary of two projects concerned with the mechanisms and potential impact of endocrine disruption effects in UK freshwater molluscs.
This report consists of six short essays from academics which describe their visions for a low carbon industry in 2050.
A collaborative project between the Environment Agency, Natural England and Wessex Water to understand more about the application of social science to encouraging water efficiency.
This literature review investigates whether faecal bacteria can grow in association with seaweed and whether this increases their survival time in the environment.
This report reviews the evidence regarding potential human health risks in bathing waters in the UK posed by phytoplankton, cyanobacteria and macroalgae.
Scientific peer reviewed multidisciplinary handbook on the current understanding of the influences on the Hyporheic Zone.
This study looks at the changes to land use and management that will be required by 2020 to allow the Environment Agency to regulate water quality, ensure there is sufficient water and manage flood risk.
Review of funding and deliver mechanisms for the delivery of water neutrality.
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