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We published our first guide to environmental and pollution control legislation – The Pollution Control Handbook -  in 1978, which means that we have over 30 years experience of providing environmental information and guidance.

The oldest environmental charity in the UK and possibly the world, we have influenced environmental policy and the development of the pollution control profession for over 110 years.

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Essential Environment Online is widely used by central and local government, industry, pollution control specialists, consultants, researchers and students. It aims, therefore, to provide an overview of environmental and pollution control legislation and related issues that is accessible to readers with widely varying knowledge and expertise. It does not, however, set out to provide a detailed statement of law and specialist professional advice should always be sought in dealing with specific problems, or before taking legal action. Environmental Protection UK can take no responsibility for any inaccuracies which may have arisen.

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Please note, whilst Essential Environment Online content will be updated monthly, the downloadable pdf chapters are extracts from the print version (Pollution Control Handbook) and will therefore only be updated annually.

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Site credits

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Essential Environment Online is sponsored by the Environment Agency.

Image Credits

All images on this site have been kindly provided under the Creative Commons License:

Industrial Sunset by Suvodeb Banerjee 
Glasgow Street by Pawel Waszczak
London by Kathryn Corrick
Mortorway at Night by Bob McCaffrey
Norwich at Night by Tim Caynes
Liverpool Houses by Craig Rodway
Pollution Litter by Art Crimes
Ploughed  Field by Colin Cubitt
Field by Markus Schoepke
Polluted Puddle by phdstudent
Falling Water by Moncho Rey
River Clyde by Philip Capper
Construction by Mirona Iliescu
Corn by Mirona Iliescu
Cooling Towers and Street  by Mark Mozaz Wallis
Trees and Sunset by Michael Bryan 
Greenwich by Maxim B
Yello Blosson and Blue Sky Sakkra Paiboon
Polluted Pavement by Leopoldo Ordoñez
Poppies by Steve Sawyer
Rooftops by Katie Claypoole
Field and Sky by Alistair Hamilton
Field in Wales by Daniel Andrew
Somerset Landscape by Gary Tanner
Polluted Water by Brian Bald
Rootops and Contrail by Mirona Iliescu
Blossom by Mirona Iliescu