Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Foreword
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Sewage Collection and Treatment
- 3 Eutrophication
- 4 Pollution from Farming
- 5 Fish farming
- 6 Tip Drainage
- 7 Mine-Water Pollution
- 8 Acid Rain
- 9 Air Pollution
- 10 Global Warming
- 11 Biological Indicators Of The Quality Of The Environment
- 12 Measuring The Quality Of The Environment
- Postscript
- Appendix
- Useful Addresses
- INDEX
Useful Addresses
- Frontmatter
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Foreword
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Sewage Collection and Treatment
- 3 Eutrophication
- 4 Pollution from Farming
- 5 Fish farming
- 6 Tip Drainage
- 7 Mine-Water Pollution
- 8 Acid Rain
- 9 Air Pollution
- 10 Global Warming
- 11 Biological Indicators Of The Quality Of The Environment
- 12 Measuring The Quality Of The Environment
- Postscript
- Appendix
- Useful Addresses
- INDEX
Summary
Since April 1996 in the UK, the management of all sectors of the environment – land, water, air and radioactivity – has been controlled by three organizations: the Environment Agency for England and Wales, the Scottish Environment Protection Agency for Scotland, and the Northern Ireland Environment and Heritage Department in the Department of the Environment, Northern Ireland.
Each of these organizations produces a variety of educational material for use in schools and colleges and can answer specific questions about pollution in their respective countries. Both the EA and SEPA have produced ‘State of the Environment Reports’ which are particularly useful sources of information on a range of environmental issues. The addresses to contact initially are:
Environment Agency (EA)
Rio House
Waterside Drive
Aztec West
Almondsbury
Bristol BS12 4UD
Tel: 01454 624400
Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA)
Erskine Court
The Castle Business Park
Stirling
FK9 4TR
01786 457700
Department of the Environment for Northern Ireland Environment and Heritage Service
Calvert House
23 Castle Place
Belfast
BT1 1FY
Tel: 01232 254754
The above are the ‘regulatory’ authorities and they control pollution from various sources. The UK government has its own Department of the Environment, Transport and Regions in London which makes policies about the protection of the environment. Its main office is:
Department of the Environment, Transport and Regions
2 Marsham Street
London
SW1P 3EB
he corresponding organization in Scotland is:
The Scottish Office Agriculture, Environment and Fisheries Department
Victoria Quay
Leith
Edinburgh
EH6 6QQ
The Department of the Environment for Northern Ireland is at:
Northland House
3 Frederick Street,
Belfast
BT1 2NR
In England and Wales, the water industry has been privatized. These public limited companies are responsible for the supply of safe drinking water and for the purification of sewage so that it meets the standards set by the Environment Agency. They can supply details of the chemical and bacteriological quality of drinking water and the standards of sewage treatment works’ effluents. They may permit you to visit their treatment works. The companies’ addresses are:
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- Environmental Pollution Studies , pp. 146 - 150Publisher: Liverpool University PressPrint publication year: 2000