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Substances that are classed as persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and when you're allowed to use them.
How to deal with hazardous waste from your business in England - your duties, licences and registration, storage, collection and transport.
You must make sure hazardous waste produced or handled by your business in…
You must follow these steps in England if your business: produces…
You must follow these steps if your business collects and transports…
You must follow these steps if you receive, treat or dispose of hazardous…
You must use consignment notes to move hazardous waste. A consignment note…
Consignee returns are reports on any hazardous waste received, treated or…
Contact the Environment Agency if you have any questions about hazardous…
Advice and guidance on the health needs of migrant patients for healthcare practitioners.
Resource for the public and those professionals responding to chemical incidents, including emergency services and public health professionals.
Guidance for those producing, processing, consuming, importing or exporting chemicals covered by the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC)
A guide to farming risks, potential problems with public safety and how to avoid accidents
A to Z on content relating to chemical hazards.
Paper and cardboard production can cause significant pollution. This guide describes industry responsibilities for preventing pollution.
The Committee on Toxicity of Chemicals in Food, Consumer Products and the Environment (COT) is an independent scientific committee that provides advice to the Food Standards Agency, the Department of Health and other government bodies on matters concerning the toxicity...
Explains planning controls relating to the storage of hazardous substances in England and how to handle development proposals around hazardous establishments.
This report (HPA-CHaPD-001) is a review of environmental chemicals and neurotoxicity focusing on neurological diseases.
Guidance for manufacturers, importers and distributors.
Controlled chemicals, drug precursor chemicals and hazardous chemicals.
How businesses and organisations can avoid causing pollution from oil and chemical storage, car washing, construction and other activities.
Groups of ODS with their ozone-depleting potential.
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