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Who's responsible for cleaning up contaminated land and how you know if your business is on a contaminated site
Land can be contaminated by things like: heavy metals, such as arsenic,…
Your local council or an environment agency will decide if your land is…
The rules for who’s responsible for contamination and how to deal with it…
Paper and cardboard production can cause significant pollution. This guide describes industry responsibilities for preventing pollution.
How the maritime industry should treat waste at sea and in ports, reduce oil and air pollution, and control ozone-depleting substances.
The TRA has published interim findings recommending that an anti-dumping measure on imports of Corrosion Resistant Steel from China be maintained.
How you must control and monitor emissions from your activities that may cause pollution.
Rules you must follow, who’s responsible, when to tell the Environment Agency and what to do if you get an enforcement notice.
Follow this groundwater protection code of practice to prevent pollution from solvent use and storage.
Guidance primarily aimed at local responders covering environmental issues that may arise during the Recovery Phase of an emergency in the UK
Advice and guidance on the health needs of migrant patients for healthcare practitioners.
What research and consultancy services Cefas provides, what legislation you need to comply with, and how to meet those requirements.
How businesses and organisations can avoid causing pollution from oil and chemical storage, car washing, construction and other activities.
Guidance on the planning for mineral extraction in plan making and the application process.
The conditions that new cemetery developments, or new extensions of a cemetery, can operate under without needing an environmental permit.
How to design, inspect, monitor and maintain impounding reservoir spillways so they are safe.
Emerging techniques on how to prevent or minimise the environmental impacts of hydrogen production by electrolysis of water.
What you need to do before you send waste to a landfill site.
Interested parties can review records of applications and statements submitted to OPRED as required by environmental regulations.
Substances that are classed as persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and when you're allowed to use them.
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