Information provided applies to England & Wales
The laws regulating levels of pollution. Information about the amount of pollution in your area, and its impact. Includes air and water pollution, and contaminated land.
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Report an environmental incident
https://www.gov.uk/report-an-environmental-incident
Explains what kind of incidents you should report and where to report them. Includes damage or danger to the natural environment, pollution to water or land and illegal dumping of hazardous waste or large amounts of industrial waste.
GOV.UK https://www.gov.uk/
Pollution
www.environment-agency.gov.uk/homeandleisure/polluti...
Information on pollution issues and what you can do to prevent pollution from your home.
Environment Agency www.environment-agency.gov.uk/?lang=_...
UK-AIR: Air Information Resource
www.airquality.co.uk/archive/index.php
Explains what causes air pollution, what the effects of air pollution are, and what the air pollution is like near you.
UK National Air Quality Information Archive www.airquality.co.uk/archive/index.ph...
Air pollution
www.environment-agency.gov.uk/homeandleisure/polluti...
Air pollution issues, including information about power stations.
Environment Agency www.environment-agency.gov.uk/?lang=_...
Emissions of air pollutants in the UK
The NAEI collects information about the atmopsheric pollution from cars, trucks, power stations and industrial plant, to help to find ways of reducing the impact of human activities on the environment and our health.
National Atmospheric Emissions Inventory - NAEI www.naei.org.uk/
Preventing water pollution from your home
www.environment-agency.gov.uk/homeandleisure/polluti...
Explains how household drainage can lead to pollution and what you can do about it.
Environment Agency www.environment-agency.gov.uk/?lang=_...
Contaminated land
https://www.gov.uk/contaminated-land
Explains the legal definition of contaminated land, who decides if land is contaminated and who has to clean up the land.
GOV.UK https://www.gov.uk/
Land pollution
www.environmentlaw.org.uk/rte.asp?id=30
Links to sections that explain who bears the responsibility for land based pollution and how they can be made to clean it up.
UK Environmental Law Association www.environmentlaw.org.uk/rte.asp?id=...
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