Policy paper

Pollution incidents, 2000 to 2012

A report outlining the trends in numbers of serious and significant pollution incidents from 2000 to 2012.

From:
Environment Agency
Published
8 September 2013

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Report archived on 1 October 2018. See Environment Agency reporting on the performance of the businesses they regulate and the effectiveness of their regulatory approach.

Documents

Pollution Incidents Report

Ref: LIT 8547

PDF, 1.32 MB, 21 pages

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Details

This report details the trends in the most serious and significant pollution incidents reported to the Environment Agency from 2000 to 2012.

It provides more detailed 5 year commentary on the 3 sectors which cause the greatest number of serious and significant pollution incidents: the waste industry, water and sewage companies and agriculture.

Environmental incidents can be reported to the incident hotline.

Published 8 September 2013