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Bioaerosol monitoring at regulated facilities: RPS 209

Environment Agency regulatory position on monitoring bioaerosols in line with the technical guidance ‘M9: Environmental monitoring of bioaerosols at regulated facilities’.

• From: Environment Agency
• Published: 23 January 2018
• Last updated: 8 January 2025 — See all updates

This publication was withdrawn on 9 October 2025

This regulatory position statement (RPS) is no longer required.

Most permits which benefited from this RPS now have updated conditions as part of a comprehensive permit review. We’ve told the remaining permit holder who used this RPS that it will be withdrawn and that we will not take action against them on this issue while they wait for a reviewed permit to be issued.

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Bioaerosol monitoring at regulated facilities: RPS 209

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This regulatory position statement (RPS) does not change your legal requirement to comply with your environmental permit for a biowaste activity.

However, the Environment Agency will not normally take enforcement action if you do not comply with the permit condition on bioaerosol monitoring if you meet the requirements in the RPS.

The regulatory position does not apply to any other legal requirements.

Published 23 January 2018

Last updated 8 January 2025 + show all updates

1. 8 January 2025

   We have extended the review date of this RPS to 30 September 2025.

2. 18 July 2023

   Updated this regulatory position statement so it uses the latest template. Updated the review date to 1 December 2024.

3. 23 January 2018

   First published.