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  • How the Environment Agency works with the agriculture sector to improve the water environment in England.

  • An annual update of data on concentrations of major air pollutants in the UK.

  • An annual update on concentrations of major air pollutants in the UK.

  • The UK’s material footprint captures the amount of domestic and foreign extraction of materials needed to produce the goods and services used by households, governments and charities in the UK.

  • Impacts of farming on the environment and mechanisms for improvement, plus future challenges and approaches.

  • The evidence of faecal contamination, sources of contamination and control measures.

  • Technical report and data on UK supplementary modelling assessment under the Air Quality Standards Regulations 2010.

  • Explores how thermal flows, such as sea breezes or warm city air, can affect how air pollution is transported by the wind from industrial and waste sites.

  • Findings from the vehicle emissions testing done during 2024 to check vehicles conformed to European emission standards.

  • Findings from the vehicle emissions testing done during 2023 to check vehicles conformed to European emission standards.

  • Findings from the vehicle emissions testing done during 2022 to check vehicles conformed to European emission standards.

  • Findings from the vehicle emissions testing done during 2021 to check vehicles conformed to European emission standards.

  • Annual assessment report of radioactivity in food and the environment and the public's exposure to radiation.

  • An annual publication covering the emissions of some important air pollutants.

  • Annual update to tables on emissions of important air pollutants in the UK.

  • Estimates of greenhouse gas emissions using the Chow-Lin regression-based temporal disaggregation method.

  • Reports on environmental risks and opportunities by river basin district to inform the development of river basin management plans (RBMPs).

  • Current and future issues for drinking waters, with a review of current measures to address the challenges.

  • Annual statistics showing if bathing waters in England meet regulatory standards.

  • The sources of PFOS and pathways into the environment, the amounts in the water environment and restrictions of use.