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		Environmental Management
			Introduction	Pre-Operation definition
				Operation definition
				Post-Operation definition
			Biodiversity & Geodiversity	Introduction
				Pre-Operation
				Operation
				Post-Operation
			Blasting	Introduction
				Blasting and Energy
				Units of Measurement
				Potential Effects
				Acceptable Levels	Page 1.
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				Monitoring	Page 1.
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				Good Practice	Page 1.
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			Carbon Emissions	Introduction
				Sources of Emissions
				Energy Use
				Reducing Emissions
			Cultural Heritage
			Dust	Introduction
				Definitions
				Planning & Legislative Framework
				Site Dust
				Dust Impacts
				Prediction
				Acceptable Levels
				Good Practice	Page 1.
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			Landscape & Visual Impact	Pre-Operation
				Operation	Introduction
					Planning Considerations
					Landscape Character Assessment
					Good Practice
				Post-Operation
			Noise	Introduction
				Units of Measurements
				Potential Sources of Noise
				Acceptable Levels
				Monitoring
				Good Practice
			Soils	Pre-Operation
				Operation
				Post-Operation
			Stability	Pre-Operation
				Operation
				Post-Operation
			Traffic	Pre-Operation
				Operation	Introduction and Potential Effects
					Control of Transport Impacts
					Monitoring and Good Practice
					Good Practice Continued
					Good Practice Continued
					Good Practice Continued
				Post-Operation
			Waste	Introduction
				Pre-Operation
				Operation
				Post-Operation
			Water	Pre-Operation	Introduction
					Planning and Legislation
					Potential Effects, Assessment & Monitoring
					Good Practice
				Operation	Introduction
					Potential Effects
					Monitoring
					Good Practice
					Good Practice Continued
					Good Practice Continued
				Post-Operation	Introduction
					Good Practice
		Marine	Introduction
			Survey of resources and habitats
			Supply and Policy
			Ownership and regulation
			The dredging application and environmental impact assessment
			Extraction and impacts at sea
			Control of impacts at sea. Monitoring and reviews of dredging permissions
			Processing at the wharf. Distributing products
			Impacts on land & Sustainability
			Websites
		Recycled & By-Products	Definition & types, Supply & benefits and Permitting & Exemptions
			Producing recycled aggregate, Quality control and Environmental impacts & Regulations
			Closure and Additional information
	Strategic Issues	Introduction
		Project 1. Develop an horizon scan for the production of aggregates
		Project 2. Evaluate the environmental impacts of aggregates within designated areas
		Project 3. Develop an ecosystems approach to decision-making in the planning and restoration of aggregates quarries
		Project 4. Scoping study for assessing decisions on when to build new rather than adapt old housing
		Project 5. Assess the feasibility of using pipelines to transport aggregates
		Project 6. Assess the design of lorries and quarries for aggregates transport
		Project 7. Assess the feasibility of underground mining of aggregate
		Project 8. An evidenced based approach to predicting the future supply of aggregate resources in England
		Project 9. The barriers to underground mining of aggregates - An overview
		Project 10. Distributing bulk minerals to future markets
		Project 11. Assessing the environmental impact of regional and sub-regional supply options
	Library	Introduction
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