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Identify, describe, classify, and manage waste lead acid batteries containing persistent organic pollutants (POPs).
This review proposes guidelines to improve population health and raise awareness of selected volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in UK homes and offices.
Guidance explaining the use of soil guideline values (SGV) to asses the long-term exposure of chemicals in soil on human health.
Find out how the short term health risks of air pollution are measured, and the effects of air pollution on human health.
Find out if Medium Combustion Plant Directive (MCPD) or specified generator regulations apply to your operations.
Techniques that analysts, consultants and academics can use to assess the effect of air pollution on human health and the environment.
Regulators must use this process guidance note (PGN) to assess applications and write permits for mobile crushing and screening.
How to carry out a groundwater risk assessment for human or animal burials.
Local authority regulators must use this process guidance note (PGN) to assess applications and write permits for the coating of roadstone.
The emission limit values (ELVs) and air quality standards specified generators must meet, including the deadlines for complying.
Use the Environmental Quality Standards Directive (EQSD) list when scoping an activity for a Water Framework Directive (WFD) assessment.
Rules for coal merchants and retailers selling traditional house coal for use in domestic appliances in England.
This guidance specifies the standards for the continuous monitoring and sampling of stack emissions.
How water companies in England and Wales can comply with the statutory requirement for preparing and publishing PIRPs and Implementation Reports.
Provides best practice advice on minimising the risk of causing pollution while protecting natural resources.
Standard rules permit and generic risk assessment for new and existing, low risk, stationary medium combustion plant.
A summary of the techniques and standards you should use to monitor ambient air.
Use this tool to find out if you need to apply for a simple bespoke or complex bespoke medium combustion plant permit.
Meeting the standard for stack emissions monitoring sample locations – requirements for measurement sections and sites. This guidance was formerly called M1.
This index will help you choose an appropriate periodic monitoring technique and standard for monitoring stack emissions to air (formerly part of M2).
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