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Guidance primarily aimed at local responders covering environmental issues that may arise during the Recovery Phase of an emergency in the UK
The T24 exemption allows farmers to anaerobically digest manure, slurry and vegetation on their farms to produce digestate for use as fertiliser or soil conditioner.
When you can use PCBs and equipment, products or materials containing them, and how to register, label and dispose of them.
Who's responsible for cleaning up contaminated land and how you know if your business is on a contaminated site
The U16 exemption allows you to reuse the parts from depolluted end-of-life vehicles in other vehicles.
Training guide for NHS and emergency services staff on rapid screening of people for internal radioactive contamination.
What denatured alcohol is, and how you apply for authorisation to produce, stock, distribute, sell or use it.
Resources for the management of chemical, radiation and biological incidents, including UK recovery handbooks.
We’re charged, on behalf of government, with the mission to clean-up the UK’s earliest nuclear sites safely, securely and cost effectively. NDA is an executive non-departmental public body, sponsored by the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero , supported...
Guidance on decontamination and infection control, including surgical instruments, dental equipment, endoscopes and benchtop steam sterilizers.
How contracting authorities can find approved specialist providers and award contracts for decontamination services in relation to a CBRN or major HazMat incident.
Check for listed disinfectants for aquaculture; or apply to have your product listed.
This guidance provides information on COVID-19 in homelessness, domestic abuse refuge, respite room and asylum seeker accommodation settings.
Substances that are classed as persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and when you're allowed to use them.
The T29 exemption allows you to treat non-hazardous pesticide washings before disposing of them to land.
Advice and guidance on the health needs of migrant patients for healthcare practitioners.
Emerging techniques on how to prevent or minimise the environmental impacts of industrial hydrogen production from methane or refinery fuel gas with carbon capture for storage.
Paper and cardboard production can cause significant pollution. This guide describes industry responsibilities for preventing pollution.
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