Oxford City Council
Environmental Protection and Environmental MonitoringThis section has links to pages about pollution and monitoring in Oxford
Air Pollution
The Government's air quality management policy provides a framework for air quality control through air quality management and air quality objectives.
Land pollution
On 1 Apr 2000 new contaminated land legislation came into force in England.
Light pollution
Information on light pollution, chiefly domestic security lighting.
Mobile phone monitoring
Information regarding health issues related to mobile phone masts.
Noise pollution
We live in an increasingly noisy environment but powers exist for the Council to tackle noise.
Industrial Pollution Control
The Local Authority controls emissions from certain industrial and commercial processes. An installation may need either a "Part A2" Permit (for emissions to air, land and water) or a "Part B" Permit (for emissions to air only). Page last reviewed 14 Apr 2008 Copyright © Oxford City Council 2008 |