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What your business must do to prevent air pollution - local emissions controls, Air Quality Management Areas (AQMAs), eliminating dark smoke, permits for boilers
Your local council can introduce extra controls on emissions if there are…
The darker the smoke, the more polluting it tends to be. Smoke darker than…
You need a permit for most generators, furnaces and boilers. Get a permit…
The pollution inventory provides information about releases and transfers of substances from regulated industrial activities.
Forms for operators to report pollution inventory data.
How businesses and organisations can avoid causing pollution from oil and chemical storage, car washing, construction and other activities.
The groundwater protection code of practice on how to prevent pollution from petrol, diesel and other fuel tanks.
How to manage the burial of animal remains to prevent or limit groundwater pollution.
Paper and cardboard production can cause significant pollution. This guide describes industry responsibilities for preventing pollution.
Find out how clean the water is on beaches and in other bathing areas in England, and if there is a problem with pollution
How to notify stockpiles of material containing persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and a form for reporting them to the Environment Agency.…
Follow this groundwater protection code of practice to prevent pollution from solvent use and storage.
Substances that are classed as persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and when you're allowed to use them.
Response information and training on countering pollution or threats of pollution from shipping and offshore installations in UK waters.
How to report marine pollution incidents, the response to an incident and how to get approval to use an oil spill treatment product.
How the maritime industry should treat waste at sea and in ports, reduce oil and air pollution, and control ozone-depleting substances.
When you must tell the Environment Agency that you're storing material containing persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and how to do it.…
Advises on how to consider light within the planning system.
Statutory guidance notes for sectors regulated under integrated pollution prevention and control - known as 'A(2)’ activities.
Spreading slurry and milk on agricultural land: Environment Agency advice in exceptional circumstances such as extreme weather.
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.
This section describes the mechanisms to prevent or reduce the impact of accidental pollution incidents.
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