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The Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution in the United Kingdom was created under Royal Warrant in 1970 to advise the Queen, Government, Parliament and the public on environmental issues.
Guidance primarily aimed at local responders covering environmental issues that may arise during the Recovery Phase of an emergency in the UK
Guidance for policy officials in government to identify and assess the wider environmental impacts of their policy options.
Annual update to tables on emissions of important air pollutants in the UK.
This guide examines the environmental impacts of urban areas, especially good practice in reducing pollution
An annual publication covering the emissions of some important air pollutants.
What research and consultancy services Cefas provides, what legislation you need to comply with, and how to meet those requirements.
Follow this groundwater protection code of practice to prevent pollution from solvent use and storage.
This section describes mechanisms for agricultural and non-agricultural diffuse source pollution.
When you need to do an environmental risk assessment, when the Environment Agency will do it for you, and how to do a risk assessment.
Emerging techniques on how to prevent or minimise the environmental impacts of hydrogen production by electrolysis of water.
Requesting comments on a draft risk management evaluation for chlorpyrifos, a chemical substance proposed as a POP to the UN’s Stockholm Convention.
Find out where SPZs are, what defines the different zones and why the Environment Agency must protect groundwater from pollution.
Interested parties can review records of applications and statements submitted to OPRED as required by environmental regulations.
How to select compliance points for the assessment of risks to groundwater from land contamination.
COMEAP statement on the evidence for differential health effects of particulate matter according to source or components.
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