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What your business must do to prevent air pollution - local emissions controls, Air Quality Management Areas (AQMAs), eliminating dark smoke, permits for boilers
Your local council can introduce extra controls on emissions if there are…
The darker the smoke, the more polluting it tends to be. Smoke darker than…
You need a permit for most generators, furnaces and boilers. Get a permit…
Provides guidance on how planning can take account of the impact of new development on air quality.
A summary of the techniques and standards you should use to monitor ambient air.
A summary of the main methods you should use to analyse ambient air monitoring data.
How to report environmental incidents, including pollution, damage to the natural environment, flooding, illegal fishing or a collapsed river bank.
Guidance for policy officials in government to identify and assess the wider environmental impacts of their policy options.
Ban on burning heather and grass on deep peat extended to improve air quality for local communities, reduce flood risk and protect wildlife.
Information on the potential health impacts of drought in England and the measures that people can take to stay healthy during these events.
How to develop monitoring strategies for assessing levels of pollutants in the ambient atmosphere.
How to comply with emission limit values (ELVs) for hydrogen combustion plant greater than 1 megawatt thermal input (MWth).
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