Environmental quality publications
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Biotechnology
Books and reports
- Best practice and current practice in ecological risk assessment for genetically modified organisms - 2004
- Inductive hazard analysis for GMOs - 2004
- Ecological impacts of GM cotton on soil biodiversity - 2004
- Environmental risks associated with viral recombination in virus resistant transgenic plants - CSIRO, 2002
- Environmental issues raised by the release and use of genetically modified plants and animals in Australia - 1999
Brominated flame retardants
Books and reports
- Assessment of concentrations of polybrominated diphenyl ether flame retardants in aquatic environments in Australia - 2006 (order printed copy)
- Assessment of concentrations of polybrominated diphenyl ether flame retardants in indoor environments in Australia - 2006 (order printed copy)
- Assessment of concentrations of polybrominated diphenyl ether flame retardants in the Australian population: levels in blood - 2006 (order printed copy)
Brochures and fact sheets
Chemicals management
Books and reports
- Australia's National Implementation Plan - Obligations under the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) - July 2006
- Endocrine disrupting chemicals - information paper - 1998
- Persistent lipophilic contaminants and other chemical residues in the southern hemisphere - 1998
- National profile of chemicals management infrastructure in Australia - 1998
Dioxins
Books and reports
- Characterisation and estimation of dioxin and furan emissions from waste incineration facilities - 2001
- Dioxins in Australia: a summary of the findings of studies conducted from 2001 to 2004 - 2004
- Dioxins in food dietary exposure assessment and risk characterisation - technical report series no 27 - 2004
- Incineration and dioxins: review of formation processes - 1999
- Proposed risk assessment methodology discussion paper -2003
- Sources of dioxins and furans in Australia - air emissions - 2002
- National Dioxins Program technical reports
- Dioxins emissions from bushfires in Australia - technical report no 1 - 2004
- Dioxins emissions from motor vehicles in Australia - technical report no 2 - 2004
- Australian inventory of dioxin emissions - technical report no 3 - 2004
- Dioxins in ambient air in Australia - technical report no 4 - 2004
- Dioxins in soil in Australia - technical report no 5 - 2004
- Dioxins in aquatic environments in Australia - technical report no 6 - 2004
- Dioxins in fauna in Australia - technical report no 7 - 2004
- Dioxins in agricultural commodities in Australia - technical report no 8 - 2004
- Dioxins in the Australian population: levels in blood - technical report no 9 - 2004
- Dioxins in the Australian population: levels in human milk - technical report no 10 - 2004
- Ecological risk assessment of dioxins in Australia - technical report no 11 - 2004
- Human health risk assessment of dioxins in Australia - technical report no 12 - 2004
Hazardous waste
Books and reports
- Guidance papers
- Criteria for the export and import of used electronic equipment - 2005 (order printed copy)
- Hazard status of waste electrical and electronic assemblies or scrap: guidance paper - October 1999
- Hazard status of zinc and copper ash, dross and residues under the Hazardous Waste Act: guidance paper - April 2001
- Legislative amendments and Evidentiary certificates
- Annual reports
- Operation of the Hazardous Waste (Regulation of Exports and Imports) Act 1989 - 2006-07
- Operation of the Hazardous Waste (Regulation of Exports and Imports) Act 1989 - 2005-06
- Operation of the Hazardous Waste (Regulation of Exports and Imports) Act 1989 - 2004-05
- Operation of the Hazardous Waste (Regulation of Exports and Imports) Act 1989 - 2003-04
- Report of the National Competition Policy Review of the Hazardous Waste (Regulation of Exports and Imports) Act 1989 and associated Regulations - Government response to the review - June 2001
- The Hazardous Waste (Regulation of Exports and Imports) Act 1989 - a National Competition Policy Review - February 2001
- Archived publications
Brochures and fact sheets
- Advice to manufacturers of fertilizers and stockfeed - 2003 (order printed copy)
- Electronic Scrap - A Hazardous Waste - 2004
- Exporting and Importing Hazardous Waste? - 2004 (order printed copy)
- Exports to Non-OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) Countries - August 2005
- Used Lead Acid Batteries - August 2005
- Zinc ash - July 2003
Forms and guidelines
- Frequently asked questions
- Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts - Application form (Word - 117 KB)
- Basel Convention Transboundary Movement of Waste - Notification form (Word - 61 KB)
- OECD-EU Transfrontier Movement of Waste - Notification form (Word - 59 KB)
- Australia Transfrontier Movement of Wastes - Import transit form (Word - 53 KB)
- Basel Convention Transboundary Movement of Waste - Movement/tracking form (Word - 71 KB)
- OECD-EU Transfrontier Movement of Waste - Movement/tracking form (Word - 59 KB)
- Australia Transfrontier Movement of Wastes - Import/transit – Movement/tracking form (Word - 59 KB)
National Packaging Covenant
Books and reports
- National Packaging Covenant action plan - May 2007
- Application trigger for NEPM (Used packaging materials) - June 2006
- National Packaging Covenant: a commitment to the sustainable manufacture, use and recovery of packaging - 2005-2010
- Annual reports
- National Packaging Covenant Council annual report 2004 - June 2004
- National Packaging Covenant Council annual report 2003 - June 2003
- National Packaging Covenant first annual report - October 2000
- Background information
- National stakeholder consultation on proposals to strengthen the National Packaging Covenant - August 2004
- Consultation proposal for strengthening the National Packaging Covenant - June 2004
- Review of the National Packaging Covenant for the Nature Conservation Council of NSW - March 2004
- Evaluation of the Covenant volume 1: Executive summary and main report - January 2004
- Peer review of Nolan-ITU's - evaluation of the National Packaging Covenant - January 2004
- Evaluation of the Covenant volume 2: Appendices - January 2004
- Evaluation of the Covenant volume 3: Response to peer review report - January 2004
- Independent review of action plans and annual reports - November 2002
- National Packaging Covenant environmental code of practice for packaging - March 1997
- Used packaging materials - National Environment Protection Measure - July 1999
- Archived publications
Scheduled waste
Books and reports
- Appropriate Technologies for the Treatment of Scheduled Wastes - 1997
- A case study of problem solving through effective community consultation - July 2000
- Collection and destruction of unwanted farm and household chemicals: discussion paper - June 1997
- Hexachlorobenzene waste management plan - November 1996
- National strategy for the management of scheduled waste - November 1992
- Organochlorine Pesticides
- Organochlorine pesticides waste management plan - June 1999
- Safe handling of organochlorine pesticides on farms - 1999
- Some previous uses of organochlorine pesticides in australia - scheduled wastes fact sheet number 4 - February 1997
- Organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) trade or common use names - scheduled wastes fact sheet number 5 (revised) - April 1997
- Polychlorinated Biphenyls
- Identification of PCB-containing capacitors - 1997
- Monitoring of polychlorinated biphenyls in Australia - September 1998
- Polychlorinated biphenyls management plan - July 1999 edition
- Polychlorinated biphenyls management plan - April 2003 edition
- Review of the PCB management plan: discussion paper - August 2001
- Restrictions on PCB imports
- Persistent lipophilic contaminants and other chemical residues in the southern hemisphere - 1998
- Review of industry waste reduction scheme for crop protection and animal health product containers and drumMUSTER - December 2000
- Schedule X
- Scheduled wastes: appropriate technologies for the treatment of scheduled wastes - November 1997
- Solutions newsletter
- Treatment technologies for destruction or management of arsenic wastes - May 1998
Waste management
Books and reports
- Waste and recycling in Australia - November 2008
- Government response to the Productivity Commission's final report on the inquiry into waste generation and resource efficiency in Australia - July 2007
- DEH second submission to the productivity commission inquiry into waste generation and resource efficiency - July 2006
- DEH submission to the productivity commission inquiry into waste generation and resource efficiency - February 2006
- Waste and recycling in Australia: Short paper: Hyder consulting - February 2006
- Economic and environmental opportunities from improved resource efficiency in Australian industry: Curtin University of Technology - February 2006
- National waste minimisation and recycling strategy - 1992
- Automotive waste
- Electrical waste
- Preliminary Environmental and Economic Assessment of Australian RoHS Policy - August 2007
- Computer and peripherals material project - October 2001
- Electrical and electronic products infrastructure facilitation - January 2004
- Major appliances materials project - 2001
- Green waste
- Green waste matters: a guide on green and organic waste management for schools - April 1999
- On-farm composting of municipal and commercial organics as an environmentally and socially sustainable resource recovery scheme for rural communities - June 2003
- Organics market development strategy - November 1999
- Biodegradable plastics
- Biodegradable plastics: developments and environmental impacts - October 2002
- Impacts of degradable plastic bags in Australia - April 2004
- End-of-life environmental issues with PVC in Australia - June 2003
- Plastic bags
- Plastic Retail Carry Bag Use 2002-2005 Consumption: 2005 end of year report - Hyder Consulting, May 2006
- Plastic retail carry bag use 2002-2005 consumption: 2005 mid-year report - Nolan ITU, September 2005
- Plastic check-out bag use in non-supermarket retail outlets - Planet Ark, March 2005
- Plastic retail carry bag use 2002-2004 consumption - Nolan ITU, March 2005
- Plastic shopping bags: analysis of levies and environmental impacts - December 2002
- Plastic shopping bags in Australia - December 2002
- Potential of market based instruments to better manage Australia's waste streams - June 2003
- Used oil recycling
Brochures and fact sheets
- Plastic bags
Newsletters and magazines
EPHC news
Environment Protection and Heritage Council
The EPHC is an intergovernmental council of environment ministers.
- www.ephc.gov.au
breaking news, reports, discussion papers
- NEPMs
- More about the EPHC
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