The Polluting Factory Campaign Guide

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Introduction 5

Section 1 - Campaigning 9

Section 2 - Where can pollution come from? . 17

Section 3 - Examples of factory pollution and waste minimisation . 23

Section 4 - How is pollution regulated? . 29

Section 5 - Integrated Pollution Control (IPC) Processes 31

Section 6 - Non-IPC Air Pollution 35

Section 7 - Water discharges from non-IPC processes. 37

Section 8 - Other relevant regulatory systems 41

Section 9 - Regulation in Northern Ireland. 47

Section 10 - Collecting information about pollution 51

Section 11 - Campaigning against pollution. 59

Section 12 - Case studies 67

Annex 1 - The arguments . 77

Annex 2 - Pollution and toxicity. 79

Annex 3 - Important pollutants. 87

Annex 4 - Prescribed Substances and Quality Standards . 93

Annex 5 - Campaign flowcharts. 99

Annex 6 - Using the law . 105

Annex 7 - Using your right to know. 107

Annex 8 - Key players and contacts . 115

Annex 9 - Other sources of information. 125

Annex 10 - Abbreviations and definitions 131

Appendix

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