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A study looking at the potential impact on groundwater quality from abandoned oil and gas wells.
This project examined how subsurface activities for unconventional and conventional oil and gas exploration might have an impact on groundwater.
This study shows how climate change may increase the risk of eutrophication in English rivers, reducing water quality.
This study investigates replenishment of groundwaters and how climate change might alter this in the future.
Annual reports on the environmental performance of the 9 water and sewerage companies operating mainly in England.
This publication reports on a range of environmental indicators for Northern Ireland and provides links to government strategies.
Monthly reports on rainfall, soil moisture deficit, river flows, groundwater levels and reservoir levels.
A framework for a national ocean acidification (OA) monitoring strategy.
A novel, DNA based method to monitor and assess the make-up of diatom communities in rivers.
This project developed and explored 4 plausible future scenarios for the water environment
Assesses the properties of a range of chemicals that might be proposed for use in hydraulic fracturing in the oil and gas industry
Provides a greater understanding of the issues related to re-injecting water back into the oil reservoir when extracting oil or gas from the ground
Testing new techniques to analyse environmental DNA that can be used as indicators of water quality
The groundwater vulnerability maps reflect improvements in data mapping and understanding of the factors affecting vulnerability.
Weekly review of the rainfall and river flow data for England, 7 to 13 December 2016.
Weekly review of the rainfall and river flow data for England, 23 to 29 November 2016.
Weekly review of the rainfall and river flow data for England, 16 to 22 November 2016.
Weekly review of the rainfall and river flow data for England, 9 to 15 November 2016.
Weekly review of the rainfall and river flow data for England, 2 to 8 November 2016.
Report setting out the 2016 bathing water classifications in England.
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