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<p>Public Health England (PHE) has not made an assessment of the financial cost to
society of emissions from waste incinerators. PHE’s position is that well run and
regulated modern municipal waste incinerators are not a significant risk to public
health.</p><p> </p><p>Waste management facilities are regulated in England by the
Environment Agency (EA) under the Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations
2010. When consulted, PHE provides an expert and independent opinion to the regulator
(EA) on the potential impacts on human health of emissions arising from existing or
proposed regulated facilities. PHE will comment on the applicants’ risk assessments
and how they demonstrate the installation’s impacts on human health, and when requested,
any additional modelling and assessments conducted by the EA, providing health advice
that is clear, concise and based on best available evidence and expert judgement.</p>
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