Geological Parameters for Environmental Protection
 

UNESCO-ISESCO Sponsored Workshop
at the Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat (Oman),
in cooperation with the University of Exeter (UK),
10th - 15th May 2003
 
 

ONLINE RESOURCES FOR PARTICIPANTS
 

This page is under construction and will be extended as participants contribute to the site.
The following links include sources of information and public documents from the UK and Europe.
Participants are requested to send additional links to sources within the Gulf Region.

Please inform Mike Heath if any of the links do not work

You are encouraged to visit the site again soon to check for updates.




Environmental impact assessment

European Community EIA Directive:
http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/en/consleg/main/1985/en_1985L0337_index.html

EIA Centre Database Search:
http://quercus.art.man.ac.uk/eia/dbsrch/search_form.cfm

eia centre, Manchester University:
http://www.art.man.ac.uk/EIA/link.htm

Impacts Assessment Unit:
http://www.brookes.ac.uk/schools/planning/iau/links.html
 

ISO 14001 Environmental Management Systems

International Standards Organisation home page:
http://www.iso.ch

International Standards Organisation ISO 14000 / ISO 9000:
http://www.iso.ch/iso/en/iso9000-14000/iso14000/iso14000index.html

ISO 14001 Pizza:
http://www.mgmt14k.com/014kpizza.htm
 

Eco-Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS)

EMAS UK:
http://www.emas.org.uk
 

Air quality

National Society for Clean Air:
www.nsca.org.uk

Local air quality management:
http://www.defra.gov.uk/environment/airquality/laqm/guidance/index.htm

Planning:
http://www.planning.odpm.gov.uk/consult/mps2/

Environment Agency guidance:
http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/yourenv/consultations/current_consultat
 

Contaminated Land

The UK Department for Environment, Food and  Rural Affairs (DEFRA)  Soil Guideline Values:
http://www.defra.gov.uk/environment/landliability/pubs.htm ).

The 'New Dutch List' of standards for selected soil and groundwater contaminants:
http://www2.minvrom.nl/Docs/internationaal/S_I2000.pdf .
 

European and UK Legislation

EUR-Lex: European Union law:
http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/en/index.html

EUR-Lex: Directory of Community legislation in force:
http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/en/lif/index.html

EUR-Lex: Directory of Community legislation in force - Environment, consumers and health protection:
http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/en/lif/ind/en_analytical_index_15.html

A full list of UK legislation since 1988 can be found at the Acts of the UK Parliament website:
http://www.legislation.hmso.gov.uk/acts.htm

Statutory Instruments since 1987 are also available online:
http://www.hmso.gov.uk/stat.htm
 

Others

DEFRA Environmental Index:
http://www.defra.gov.uk/environment/index.htm

Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution Reports:
http://www.rcep.org.uk/reports2.html

UNEP Global Environmental Outlook:
http://www.unep.org/GEO/index.htm
 

To contribute information or links, contact:

Dr Mike Heath
Camborne School of Mines
University of Exeter
Redruth
Cornwall TR15 3SE (UK)

Tel/fax 00 44 1209 216647
email M.J.Heath@exeter.ac.uk
 
 




Last updated 28th May 2003.