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Highways Agency Report

Original Record

             Shelfmark: HA Room 114-117, Heron House, Bedford. Water Pollution
                        A1
       Personal author: Masters-Williams H
                 Title: Control of water pollution from construction sites:
                        guidence for consultants and contractors
             Publisher: CIRIA, 2001
  Physical description: 256p., bill., charts
                 Price: Unpriced
                Series: SSR Water Library Water Pollution A1
       Notes - general: Content: Introduction; Benefits and Obligations; Water
                        Pollution from Construction; Legislative Framework;
                        Construction Contracts; Managing water Pollution from
                        Construction; Water Management Techniques; Summary and
                        Recommendations; references.
       Notes - general: This guide addresses water quality issues from the
                        inception of a construction project through to the
                        completionof the construction stage and beyond into
                        decommissioning.  The book describes the the sources
                        and movement of water through a construction site,
                        along with the types of water pollution typically
                        associated with site activities.  It defines the
                        chemical prpperties of natural waterbodies and
                        commonly encountered indicators of water pollution.
                        It looks at the way in which environmental regulations
                        categorise the severity of pollution incidents and
                        details the legislative framework controlling water
                        quality.  It also describes the associated health and
                        safety issues.
               Keyword: Water Pollution
               Keyword: Water Contamination
               Keyword: Water
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