| Unit 5: Current Legislation Affecting UK Industry: Discharges To Water |
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Scope of Water Pollution For England and Wales |
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Inland Water Pollution Incidents in The UK 1990-1996 |
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Year |
Reported Incidents |
Substantiated Incidents |
Of Which: |
Significant Incidents |
Minor Incidents |
Prosecutions |
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1990 |
28,143 |
25,299 |
21,000 |
6,768 |
18,200 |
282 |
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1993 |
34,296 |
25,415 |
331 |
6,567 |
18,629 |
286 |
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1994 |
35,291 |
23,463 |
229 |
2,194 |
21,070 |
237 |
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1995 |
35,890 |
20,158 |
199 |
1,510 |
18,492 |
151 |
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1996 |
32,409 |
|
156 |
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|
139 |