Archive for May 2018
Nitrogen Dioxide Air Pollution Factor In Premature Deaths
An estimated 50 million years of life could be lost in the UK by 2154 if air pollution is not tackled, according to a recent article in The Times. The figures come from a study led by Kings College London and published in Lancet Planetary Health. It suggests that action to meet targets set out…
Read MoreEnvironmental Permits for Discharges to Surface Water and Groundwater
You may need an environmental permit if you discharge liquid effluent or waste water (such as poisonous, noxious or polluting matter, waste matter, or trade or sewage effluent): into surface waters, for example, rivers, streams, estuaries, lakes, canals or coastal waters (known as water discharge activities) onto or into the ground, for example, land spreading…
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