We have grouped together a number of areas where we act to protect environmental quality from pollution – including:

• water quality, water resources and our role in protecting water supplies and regulating the water industry
• protecting air quality, including ozone and fluorinated greenhouse gases
• land and soil – including contaminated land
• local environmental quality – including litter and flytipping – and noise and nuisance
• chemicals, pesticides and nanotechology
• overarching systems for regulating industrial pollution and for environmental permitting

Recent publications

• Code of Practice on Noise from Ice-Cream Van Chimes Etc. 1982

• Code of Practice on Noise from Audible Intruder Alarms 1982

• Code of Practice on Noise from Model Aircraft 1982

• Contaminated land statutory guidance

• Thames Tunnel Evidence Assessment Final Report

• Noise policy statement for England

• Environmental Permitting Guidance – Core Guidance

• Total Environment Progress Report

• Radioactive Substance Regulations Guidance

• Waste Water National Policy Statement – Appraisal of Sustainability Post-Adoption Statement