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How businesses and organisations can avoid causing pollution from oil and chemical storage, car washing, construction and other activities.
How to clean and disinfect after an animal disease outbreak and store and dispose of the washwater.
Emerging techniques on how to prevent or minimise the environmental impacts of hydrogen production by electrolysis of water.
Follow this groundwater protection code of practice to prevent pollution from solvent use and storage.
What you must do to manage manure, fertiliser and soil to prevent runoff, erosion and leaching.
How you must control and monitor emissions from your activities that may cause pollution.
Find out where SPZs are, what defines the different zones and why the Environment Agency must protect groundwater from pollution.
Spreading slurry and milk on agricultural land: Environment Agency advice in exceptional circumstances such as extreme weather.
How to manage the burial of animal remains to prevent or limit groundwater pollution.
Guidance for operators and regulatory staff to help industrial sectors comply with pollution prevention regulations.
Information for farmers about inspections the Environment Agency carries out to prevent and control pollution, and check permits and licence conditions.
Who's responsible for cleaning up contaminated land and how you know if your business is on a contaminated site
When you need an environmental permit to discharge liquid effluent or waste water to surface water or the ground, and how to apply.
How to develop a management system and keep it up to date so that you can carry out activities under an environmental permit.
Emerging techniques on how to prevent or minimise the environmental impacts of post-combustion carbon dioxide capture.
What your business must do to prevent air pollution - local emissions controls, Air Quality Management Areas (AQMAs), eliminating dark smoke, permits for boilers
How to carry out a risk assessment if you are applying for a bespoke permit that includes discharging hazardous chemicals and elements to surface water.
How to deal with waste, including hazardous waste, and prevent pollution.
Emerging techniques on how to prevent or minimise the environmental impacts of industrial hydrogen production from methane or refinery fuel gas with carbon capture for storage.
How to apply for standard rules and bespoke permits for A1 installations, including low impact installations.
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