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  • Horizontal guidance for environmental assessment and appraisal of Best Available Techniques (BAT)

    Topics:
    • Pollution, 
    • Pollution prevention and control

    Date published: 3 December 2003

    Last updated: 6 August 2021

    Supplementary information, relevant to all sectors, to assist Applicants in responding to the requirements described in the Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control Sector and General Guidance Notes.

    This guidance has been produced by the all four UK Regulators and is applicable UK wide.

    It provides:

    • methods for quantifying environmental impacts to all media
    • a method for calculating costs of environmental protection techniques
    • guidelines on resolving cross media conflicts and making cost / benefit judgements

    Documents

    • Environmental Assessment and Appraisal of BATAdobe PDF (2.99 MB)
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