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Pollution, noise and hazardous substances

Environmental Health - March 2011
pollution@kirklees.gov.uk

Air pollution

Air handling units
Brief information on air handling units.
Air pollution in Kirklees
Find out what Kirklees is doing about air pollution. Links to more information.
Clean Air Act approval
Information regarding Clean Air Act approval, which includes both noise and air pollution.
Cooling tower notification
Links to useful information by the National Society for Clean Air and Environmental Protection (NSCA) about noise pollution, smoke and light problems.
Local air quality management
Air quality management areas in Kirklees.
My neighbour is disturbing me
What to do if your neighbour is disturbing you with noise or smoke from a chimney or bonfire.
Smoke
Advice about having a bonfire and having a bonfire in a smokeless zone.
Smokefree England
Information on smokefree legislation, what it means for you and how it is enforced.

Hazardous substances

Asbestos cement
Information and advice for dealing with and disposing of asbestos cement.
Radiation
Find out more about the causes of radiation and how to report any accidents involving radioactive substances.
Radon
What radon is and how to test for it, the buying and selling of property and links to useful sites.

Land and pollution

Contaminated land
Information about the council's policy on contaminated land.
Street cleaning programme
Discover who is in charge of keeping the streets clean and what their responsibilities are.
Street litter (including street sweeping)
Further details on aspects such as zonal street cleaning.

Light pollution

Light pollution and light nuisance
Information about light pollution and light nuisance.

Noise

Barking dogs
What to do if a dog in your neighbourhood is barking too loud.
Burglar alarms
How to ensure your burglar alarm does not cause a nuisance to your neighbours.
Companies causing a disturbance
What to do if a company causes a disturbance by working too early or too late.
Keeping animals
What to do if your neighbour keeps animals in their garden and they are causing a nuisance.
Loud music
Advice about playing music and what we can do about persistent loud music from car stereos.
Loudspeakers in streets
Advice on the operation of loudspeakers in streets.
My neighbour is disturbing me
What to do if your neighbour is disturbing you with noise or smoke from a chimney or bonfire.
Opens in a new windowNoise design advice (PDF 52kb)
Planning advice to help achieve an acceptable noise environment for people living and working in the area.

Water pollution

Water
Details on the safety of water inspected by Environmental Health Officers.
Confiscated equipment
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