References

References

Introduction

  1. Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC) 1993-01. An Inventory of UK Estuaries: South-West Britain v. 2.
  2. Musgrove, A J, Langston, R H W, Baker, H and Ward, R M (eds). 2003. Estuarine Waterbirds at Low Tide: the WeBS Low Tide Counts 1992/93 to 1998/99. WSG/BTO/WWT/RSPB/JNCC, Thetford.
  3. DECC. Severn Tidal Power Strategic Environment Assessment – Environment Report May 2010.
  4. Associated British Ports South Wales web site. www.abports.co.uk. Accessed July 2012.

Geology
 Tom Sharpe, National Museum of Wales.

  1. North, F.J., 1964. The evolution of the Bristol Channel with special reference to the coast of South Wales. Third edition. Cardiff: National Museum of Wales, vii+110pp.
  2. Edwards, R.A., 1999. The Minehead district – a concise account of the geology Memoir for 1:50 000 Geological Sheet 278 and part of sheet 294 (England and Wales). London: The Stationery Office, xii+128pp.
  3. Williams, A., Davies, P. & Caldwell, N., 1997. Coastal processes and landforms. The Glamorgan Heritage Coast. Southerndown: The Glamorgan Heritage Coast Centre, iv+90pp.
  4. Robinson, E., 2006. The geology of Watchet and its neighbourhood, Somerset. Geologists’ Association guide No 66, London: The Geologists’ Association, 27pp.
  5. Whittaker, A. & Green, G.W., 1983. Geology of the country around Weston-super Mare. Memoir for 1:50 000 geological sheet 279, New Series, with parts of sheets 263 and 295. Institute of Geological Sciences. London: HMSO, x + 147pp.
  6. Hardy, P., 1999. The geology of Somerset. Bradford on Avon: Ex Libris Press,
    223pp.
  7. Welch, F.B.A. & Trotter, F.M., 1961. Geology of the country around Monmouth and Chepstow. (Explanation of One-inch Geological Sheets 233 and 250. New Series). London: HMSO, viii+155pp.
  8. Perkins, J.W., Gayer, R.A. & Baker, J.W., [1997]. Glamorgan Heritage Coast. A guide to its geology. Southerndown: The Glamorgan Heritage Coast Centre, 40pp.
  9. Kellaway, G.A. & Welch, F.B.A., 1993. Geology of the Bristol district. Memoir for 1:63 360 geological special sheet (England and Wales). London: HMSO, xii+199pp.
  10. Howe, S.R., Owen, G. & Sharpe, T., 2004. Walking the rocks. Six walks discovering scenery and geology along the Glamorgan coast. Cardiff: Geologists’ Association South Wales Group, 116pp.
  11. Green, G.W., 1992. British Regional Geology, Bristol and Gloucester region.
    Third edition. London: HMSO, x + 188pp.

The Water Environment

  1. Allen, J R L, and Rae, J E, 1987. Late Flandrian Shoreline Oscillations in the Severn Estuary: A Geomorphological and Stratigraphical Reconnaissance, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London B 315 185-230.
  2. Horsburgh K, Horrit M (2006) The Bristol Channel floods of 1607 – reconstruction and analysis. Weather 61 (10) 272-277.
  3. Hovey C E, Rodgers N P (2010) IMCORE climate change report cards. www.imcore.eu. Accessed July 2012.
  4. Phillips M R (2008) Consequences of short term changes in coastal processes: a case study. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms 33
    2094-2107.
  5. Data from Admiralty Easytide provided by the UK Hydrographic Office.
  6. DECC. Severn Tidal Power. SEA Topic Paper. Terrestrial and Freshwater Ecology. March 2010. http://bit.ly/uTFp8w. Accessed September 2010.
  7. Environment Agency. River Severn Regulation Fact Sheet 1. http://bit.ly/s4wHuP. Accessed July 2012.
  8. Dyer, K R, 1997. Estuaries: A Physical Introduction, (2nd Edition), Wiley, Chichester, 210 pp.

Habitats

  1. Dargie, T. 2000. Description of the Severn Estuary Survey Sectors Identified in the 1998 NVC Survey. CCW Contract Science Report No. 399.
  2. Association of the Severn Estuary Relevant Authorities https://severnestuary.net/asera/habitats.html. Accessed July 2012.
  3. Join Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC) UK BAP Priority Habitats http://jncc.defra.gov.uk/page-5718. Accessed July 2012.
  4. Association of the Severn Estuary Relevant Authorities (ASERA) webpage, Habitats. https://severnestuary.net/asera/habitats.html. Accessed July 2012.
  5. Natural England. Severn Estuary Regulation 33 Advice, Appendix 6 Map showing the extent of the “reef” feature of the Severn estuary SAC. 2009.
  6. Severn Estuary Coastal Habitat Management Plan. Environment Agency and APBmer, 2006.

Birds

  1. Friends of the Earth Cymru. The Severn Barrage report. September 2007. http://bit.ly/duxUwL. Accessed July 2012.
  2. RSPB. Our work: The Severn Estuary. http://bit.ly/gvDza0. Accessed July 2012.
  3. Birds of the Severn Estuary and Bristol Channel: their current status and environmental issues. N H K Burton, A J Musgrove, M M Rehfisch and N A Clark. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2010. Volume: 61, Issue: 1-3, Publisher: Elsevier Ltd, Pages: 115-23
  4. English Nature (Natural England). http://bit.ly/t5Tw72. Accessed July 2012.
  5. Gwent Wildlife Trust. Peterstone Wentlooge Marshes. http://bit.ly/vHxZ5F. Accessed July 2012.
  6. The Habitats and the Species of the Severn Estuary. A basic introduction for developers and decision makers. SEP. 2006. http://bit.ly/tBAcWg. Accessed July 2012.
  7. The Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust. Slimbridge. http://www.wwt.org.uk/visit-us/ slimbridge. Accessed July 2012.
  8. Countryside Council for Wales. Landscape and Wildlife, Newport Wetlands. http://bit.ly/t4HX6F. Accessed July 2012.

Fish

  1. Potts, G. W. & Swaby, S. E. (1993) Review of the status of estuarine fishes. pp. 278. English Nature Research Report No. 34, Marine Biological Association/English Nature.
  2. Potts, G. W. & Swaby, S. E. (1991) Evaluation of the conservation requirements of rarer British marine fishes. Nature Conservancy Council
    Report No. 1228.
  3. Bird, David J. (2008) The biology and conservation of the fish assemblage of the Severn Estuary (cSAC). Report Number CCW/SEW/08/1. © Countryside Council for Wales
  4. Severn Estuary Natural Area Profile (Natural England, Somerset Team) Consultation Draft. Oct. 1997
  5. Defra 2011. Severn Estuary: Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Status. Prepared by Food Certification International Ltd.
  6. The Bristol Port Company (July 2008) Bristol Deep Sea Container Terminal Environmental Statement. Royal Haskoning.
  7. Henderson, P.A. and D. J. Bird, 2010. Fish and macro-crustacean communities and their dynamics in the Severn Estuary. Marine Pollution
    Bulletin 61 (2010) 100-114
  8. The Bristol Port Company (July 2008) Bristol Deep Sea Container Terminal Environmental Statement. Royal Haskoning.
  9. Claridge, P. N. & Potter, I. C. (1984) Abundance, movements and size of gadoids (Teleostei) in the Severn Estuary. Journal of Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, 64, 771-790.

Marine mammals

  1. Watkins H & Colley, 2004. Harbour Porpoise Phocoena phocoena Occurrence Carmarthen Bay, Gower Peninsula, Swansea Bay.
  2. Reid JB. Evans PGH & Northridge SP. JNCC. 2003. Atlas of Cetacean distribution in north-west European waters.
  3. Lundy Field Society. 2011. Grey Seals. http://www.lundy.org.uk/island/seals.html. Accessed January 2011.
  4. Tiedmann, R 1996. Mitochondrial DNA sequence patterns of harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) for the North and Baltic Sea. Zeitschr. Fur Saugetierkunde.
  5. Walton, MJ 1997. Population structure of harbour porpoises Phocoena phocoena in the sea around the UK and adjacent waters. Proc. Royal Society. London.
  6. DECC, PV BV. May 2010. Severn Tidal Power SEA – Environmental Report. pg 40.
  7. Solandt JL. 2007. Marine Conservation Society Outer Bristol Channel Megafauna Surveys 2007. A collaborative project between the Environment Agency and the Marine Conservation Society.
  8. Baines ME. and Evans PGH. (2009) Atlas of the Marine Mammals of Wales. CCW Monitoring Report No.68.

Non-Native Species

  1. The Invasive Non-Native Species Framework Strategy for Great Britain. Defra 2008.
  2. Third Sector GB Invasive Non-Native Species & Biodiversity Conference (7 June 2011).
  3. Invasive non-native species. www.nonnativespecies.org . Accessed April 2011
  4. Environment Agency. Invasive Species. http://bit.ly/sZ6f9i. Accessed April 2011
  5. Environment Agency response to Natural England’s consultation on draft Policy on Invasive Non-Native species. May 2009.
  6. Presentation by Paul Brazier, Countryside Council for Wales at Marine Non-Native Species workshop, Menai Bridge, Wales 1st March 2010. www.nonnativespecies.org. Accessed April 2011.
  7. Becky Davies, EAW (pers. comm. July 2011)
  8. Peter Gough, EAW (pers. comm. July 2011)

Nature Conservation Designations

  1. Wetlands International Global Site (2011) Ramsar report for the Severn Estuary http://bit.ly/ufDqG5. Accessed September 2011.
  2. Joint Nature Conservation Committee (2011) Severn estuary site details. http://bit.ly/rqWGBu. Accessed September 2011.
  3. JNCC. (2006) Severn Estuary Standard Natura 2000 Data Form. Version 1.1
  4. Countryside Council for Wales. (2011) Newport Wetlands. http://bit.ly/vTlXCA. Accessed September 2011.
  5. Natural England. Marine Protected Areas, Marine Conservation Zones. http://bit.ly/h9fV62. Accessed September 2011.
  6. Natural England (2011) SSSI units for the Severn Estuary. http://bit.ly/uDY1Cn. Accessed September 2011.
  7. Natural England. Designated Ares, National Nature Reserves. http://bit.ly/tqahPy. Accessed September 2011.
  8. Quantock Hills AONB http://www.quantockhills.com/. Accessed September 2011.
  9. AONBs on the Severn Estuary. http://bit.ly/vWiuVo. Accessed September 2011.
  10. Natural England. Heritage Coasts. http://bit.ly/tjr5vN. Accessed September 2011.
  11. Further amended from: The Severn Estuary European Marine Site: Natural England & the Countrysid e Council for Wales’ advice given under Regulation 33(2)(a) of the Conservation (Natural Habitats, &c.) Regulations 1994, as amended. June 2009 (page 17).
  12. Cardiff Council. Environment. Planning. Biodiversity & Nature Conservation. Designated Nature Conservation Sites. http://bit.ly/rAvyRB. Accessed September 2011.
  13. Cardiff Council. (Version 0.3) Flat Holm Island Conservation Management Plan.
  14. Environment Agency. Page 10 of Severn Estuary CHAMP. http://bit.ly/t0TJkH. Accessed September 2011.

Population & Development

  1. Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC) 1993-01. An Inventory of UK Estuaries: South-West Britain v.2 .
  2. Keeble, D. 2010. Small Firms, Innovation, and Regional Development in Britain in the 1990s. Regional Studies 31(3);281-293.
  3. Cardiff Bay Fact Sheet. Economic Policy Unit, Cardiff Council. April 2005.
  4. Following a 2 year feasibility study, the Government concluded there was no strategic case for investment in Tidal Energy in the Severn for the immediate future (Severn Tidal Power Feasibility Study Conclusions and Summary Report, 2010. Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC)
  5. South East Wales Development Strategy. Enter the Dragon Economy. South East Wales Economic Forum.
  6. Regional Economic Strategy for South West England 2006-2015. South West of England Regional Development Agency (RDA) 2006.
  7. Somerset Biofuel Project, Somerset County Council. BioEthanol for Sustainable Transport: Results and recommendations from the European BEST project. Environmental and Health Administration, City of Stockholm, on behalf of the BEST Cities and Regions. http://bit.ly/soAwCp. Accessed August 2011.
  8. Core strategy – Planning for future development: Pre-submission publication draft: Severnside. South Gloucestershire Council. http://bit.ly/vPGYrW. Accessed August 2011.
  9. Avon Power Station Report, Scottish Power http://www.avonpowerstation.com.
  10. Green, J. and Smith, H.D. Across the waters. Implementation of the UK Marine and Coastal Access Act and devolved marine legislation: cross-border case studies. December 2009.
  11. The Cardiff Economy and Labour Market Report, July-December 2010. Cardiff Research Centre. The County Council of the City and County of Cardiff. http://bit.ly/vmpyzN. Accessed August 2011.
  12. Figures correct for 2001 UK Census.
  13. Research by Cambridge Econometrics (Economic Forecasts for Cardiff, Cambridge Econometrics, 2006). http://bit.ly/sLt9xL. Accessed August 2011.
  14. Invest in Bristol, Key sectors. http://www.investinbristol.com/invest/key-sectors.htm. Accessed September 2011.
  15. Environment agency Wales. Managing Flood Risk on the Severn Estuary. South East Wales. January 2011.
  16. Climate Change on the Severn Estuary – Sea Level. IMCORE Report Card. Marine and Coastal Environment Group 2010.
  17. Environment Agency Wales. Managing Flood Risk on the Severn Estuary. South East Wales. January 2011.
  18. Phillips M R and Crisp S (2010 – in press) Sea level trends and NAO influences: the Bristol Channel/Severn Estuary, Global and Planetary
    Change, Wiley & Sons Ltd
  19. Climate Change on the Severn Estuary – Sea Level. INTEREG IVB IMCORE Project Report Card. Marine and Coastal Environment Group, 2010.
  20. Severn Estuary Flood Risk Management Strategy, Environment Agency.
    https://severnestuary.net/frms/index.html. Accessed August 2011.

Archaeology

  1. Strategy for the Severn Estuary Summary Report. Severn Estuary Partnership, 2001.
  2. Severn Estuary Shoreline Management Plan Review – Appendix E – Issues, Features and Objectives Evaluation. Produced by Atkins for the Severn Estuary Coastal Group.
  3. Severn Estuary Shoreline Management Plan Review – Appendix 1 – Part A – Strategic Environmental Assessment Report. Produced by Atkins for the Severn Estuary Coastal Group.
  4. Chadwick, A.M. Gloucestershire County Council Archaeological Service. ‘Footprints on the sands on time’: The archaeology of the Severn Estuary.
  5. The Archaeology of the Severn Estuary. A guide for planners, developers, decision makers and local communities. 2006. http://bit.ly/uM2dgt. Accessed June 2011.
  6. Sweet Track. SELRC Top Sites. http://bit.ly/vNECpN. Accessed October 2011.
  7. Caldicot Castle. http://bit.ly/vIqCjr. Accessed October 2011.
  8. Redwick. SELRC Top Sites. http://bit.ly/vc1V65. Accessed October 2011.
  9. Stert Flats. SELRC Top Sites. http://bit.ly/w0V19u. Accessed October 2011.
  10. Newport City Council. Medieval Ship. http://bit.ly/uKx4SZ. Accessed June 2011.
  11. Sudbrook Archaeology. SELRC. http://bit.ly/sWbGo4. Accessed June 2011.
  12. Magor Pill Boat. SELRC Top Sites. http://bit.ly/uFbm5F. Accessed October 2011.
  13. Puxton. SELRC Top Sites. http://bit.ly/v62GfJ. Accessed October 2011.
  14. Cardiff University News centre; Lost Roman Fort found in port. 2011. http://bit.ly/od54f9. Accessed August 2011.

Tourism & Recreation

  1. Visit Britain, Visitor Economy Facts. http://bit.ly/qIfHFu. Accessed August 2011.
  2. “UNWTO technical manual: Collection of Tourism Expenditure Statistics” (PDF). World Tourism Organization. 1995.
  3. Why is Recreation important? http://bit.ly/tz5Pwm. Accessed September 2011.
  4. Bridgend County Borough Council Unitary Development Plan 2005 Cardiff Council STEAM Report 2009; Monmouthshire County Council STEAM Report 2009; North Somerset County Council STEAM Report 2009; The Value of Tourism 2008 - Gloucestershire - South West Tourism; The Value of Tourism 2008 - Somerset - South West Tourism; The Value of Tourism 2008 - Former Avon - South West Tourism.
  5. T. Clemett, Tom Clemett’s History of Barry, 2009. http://bit.ly/4JKLwl. Accessed August 2011.
  6. Weston-super-Mare, http://www.weston-super-mare.com. Accessed August 2011.
  7. Half-term visitor number soar at Bristol area’s attractions. http://bit.ly/tKFTyq. Accessed August 2011.
  8. Weston-super-Mare. http://bit.ly/tDiHM9. Accessed August 2011.
  9. Mercury: Weston, Worle, Somerset. £50 million Leisuredome gets approval. Alex Ross. July 22 2011. http://bit.ly/noDFbG. Accessed October 2011.
  10. South West Tourism Alliance. http://www.swtourismalliance.org.uk/. Accessed August 2011.
  11. The Severn Bore, http://www.severn-bore.co.uk/ Accessed February 2011.
  12. Waterscape, http://www.severnway.com/ Accessed February 2011.
  13. Minutes of the Severn Estuary Access Forum, 7th December 2004 10.30am, South Gloucestershire Council, Thornbury.
  14. Slimbridge, http://www.wwt.org.uk/visit-us/slimbridge. Accessed August 2011.
  15. Timberplay, Slimbridge visitor numbers. http://bit.ly/tBibsB. Accessed August 2011.
  16. Newport Wetlands. http://bit.ly/9NszqA. Accessed August 2011.
  17. Newport Wetland visitor numbers. http://bit.ly/tYjC4Q. Accessed August 2011.
  18. Office for National Statistics 2009 Population Estimates Unit Crown Copyright 2010
  19. Bristol Today, An Overview of the City. http://bit.ly/rD5jkL. Accessed August 2011.
  20. Visit Bristol, http://visitbristol.co.uk/ Accessed August 2011.
  21. BBC News Bristol. http://bbc.in/qbb3V3. Accessed August 2011.
  22. SS Great Britain, http://www.ssgreatbritain.org/ Accessed April2011.
  23. Cardiff as top 10 European City. National Geographic. http://on.natgeo.com/gvaoNu. Accessed August 2011.
  24. Visit Cardiff, http://www.visitcardiff.com/ . Accessed August 2011.
  25. Cardiff Visitor Survey, 2009. http://bit.ly/cXHdDR. Accessed August 2011.
  26. Cardiff Castle, http://www.cardiffcastle.com/content.asp. Accessed August 2011.
  27. Cardiff Bay, http://www.cardiffbay.co.uk/ Accessed February 2011.
  28. Environment Agency. Managing Flood Risk on the Severn Estuary. South Gloucestershire to Hinkley Point, Somerset. Jan 2011. http://bit.ly/rN52sz. Accessed September 2011.

Energy Generation

  1. DECC. Existing nuclear power stations. www.decc.gov.uk Accessed June 2011
  2. British Energy. www.british-energy.com. Accessed June 2011
  3. Nuclear Decommissioning Authority. www.nda.gov.uk . Accessed June 2011
  4. Beth Court, (EA) Nuclear New Build Project Support Officer. Pers. comm. 20 June 2011
  5. Dr Gareth Richards (EAW). Pers. Comm. 9 Feb 2011.
  6. Scottish and Southern Energy. www.sse.com. Accessed June 2011
  7. nPower. www.npower.com . Accessed June 2011
  8. Tony Leakey (EAW). Pers. comm. 10 Feb 2011
  9. Wikipedia – Combined Cycle Gas Turbine. Accessed June 2011
  10. BG Group website www.bg-group.com press release 28 April 2010. Accessed June 2011
  11. Toby Griffiths (EAW). Pers. comm 9 Feb 2011.
  12. Centrica Energy website www.centrica.com . Accessed June 2011
  13. British Ports Association. www.britishports.org.uk . Accessed June 2011
  14. Wind Prospect Group. www.windprospect.com . Accessed June 2011
  15. Dr Norman Allen (EAW) fact sheet – November 2009.
  16. Monsal, Advanced Digestion Technology. www.monsal.com. Accessed June 2011.
  17. Dr Norman Allen (EAW pers comms)

Fisheries

  1. The Bristol Port Company (July 2008) Bristol Deep Sea Container Terminal Environmental Statement. Royal Haskoning.
  2. Defra 2011. Severn Estuary: Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Status. Prepared by Food Certification International Ltd.
  3. Walmsley S. A. And Pawson, M. G., 2007. The coastal fisheries of England and Wales, Part V: a review of their status 2005-6. Sci. Ser. Tech Rep., Cefas Lowestoft, 140: 83pp. As quoted in reference no. 2.
  4. The Telegraph 22 March 2008. Last round-up for the mud-horse fisherman. Adrian Tierney- Jones. http://tgr.ph/5p0Qk. Accessed August 2011.
  5. Defra 2010. Eel Management plans for the United Kingdom: Severn River Basin District.
  6. Environment Agency (2004). Our Nations’ Fisheries. Environment Agency, Bristol pp 97. As quoted in reference no. 1.
  7. Environment Agency Fisheries Statistics (raw data for use in Salmonid and freshwater fisheries statistics for England and Wales 2010 – report in draft)
  8. Environment Agency 2011. River Wye Salmon Action Plan: Building the case for further exploitation control measures – requirement and options.
  9. Mike Smylie 2005. Working the Welsh Coast.

Marine Aggregates

  1. The Crown Estate. Marine Aggregates. http://www.thecrownestate.co.uk/marine aggregates. Accessed February 2011
  2. Velegrakis, A.F., et al. 2001. Morphological development and sediment dynamics of the Middle Grounds Bank (Severn Estuary).
  3. Dyer, K.R. 1984. Sedimentation Processes in the Bristol Channel/Severn Estuary.
  4. Welsh Assembly Government Strategy – Sand and gravel supply for South East Wales – position statement. Dec. 2002.
  5. Severn Tidal Power SEA Topic Paper ‘Other Sea Uses’. DECC 2010.
  6. Dr Andrew Bellamy, Tarmac Marine Dredging Ltd. (pers. comm. August 2011).
  7. Mark Wrigley, The Crown Estate (pers. comm. August 2011)
  8. Symonds Group Limited (2002) Comparative Impact Assessment of Land and Marine Sand and Gravel in South East Wales. Final Report. May 2002.

Transport

  1. WAG. One Wales: Connecting the nation The Wales Freight Strategy May 2008. http://bit.ly/rPWJc9. Accessed July 2011.
  2. Robert Niblett. Pers.comm. October 20th 2011.
  3. Bristol Deep Sea Container Terminal. The Bristol Port Company Environmental Statement. July 2008.
  4. Severn Tidal Power SEA – Historic Environment and Landscape & Seascape Theme Paper April 2010.
  5. Severn Tidal Power SEA – Historic Environment Topic Paper Annex 1 March 2010. http://www.severnbridge.co.uk/history.shtml. Accessed July 2011.
  6. Sharpness Canal, Heritage Explorer. http://bit.ly/sD1Ldw. Accessed July 2011.
  7. Cardiff Airport. http://www.tbicardiffairport.com/ . Accessed July 2011.
  8. Bristol Airport. http://www.bristolairport.co.uk/ . Accessed July 2011.

Ports & Shipping

  1. Severn Estuary: Joint Issues Report. May 1997. Severn Estuary Strategy (Partnership) and Environment Agency.
  2. DECC. Severn Tidal Power Strategic Environment Assessment – Environment Report May 2010.
  3. Department of Transport. Port Freight Statistics 2010. www.dft.gov.uk . Accessed July 2011.
  4. Associated British Ports South Wales web site. www.abports.co.uk . Accessed July 2011.
  5. Sharpness Docks web site. http://www.gloucesterdocks.me.uk/. Accessed July 2011.
  6. The Bristol Port Company web site www.bristolport.co.uk. Accessed July 2011.
  7. Port of Bridgwater web site www.sedgemoor.gov.uk. Accessed July 2011.
  8. DECC. Severn Tidal Power Feasibility Study - Navigation Topic Paper March 2010.
  9. Department of Transport 2010. Port of Bristol (Deep Sea Container Terminal) Harbour Revision Order – decision letter 25 March 2010.
  10. Anne Hayes, The Bristol Port Company (pers comms 20 October 2011).

Water Quality

  1. Langston, W.J., Jonas, P.J.C. & G.E. Millward, 2010. Editorial / Marine Pollution Bulletin 61 (2010) 1-4
  2. Jonas, P.J.C. & G.E. Millward, 2010.Metals and nutrients in the Severn Estuary and Bristol Channel: Contemporary inputs and distributions.
    Marine Pollution Bulletin 61 (2010) 52-67.
  3. Bristol Deep Sea Container Terminal. Environmental Statement. July 2008. Royal Haskoning
  4. Department of Energy & Climate Change, 2010. Severn Tidal Power – SEA Topic Paper Marine Water Quality. April 2010.
  5. State of the Delaware Estuary 2008. Vol.18, Issue 3.
  6. Owen, A., 1980. A Three-Dimensional model of the Bristol Channel. Journal of Physical Oceanography, 10:1290-1302 - as shown in DECC
    Severn Tidal Power – SEA Topic Paper. Marine Water Quality. April 2010.
  7. Uncles, R.J., 1983. Modelling tidal Stress, Circulation and Mixing in the Bristol Channel as a Pre-Requisite for Ecosystem Studies. Can. J. Fish. Sci. 40 (supplement 1): 8-19 - as shown in DECC Severn Tidal Power – SEA Topic Paper. Marine Water Quality. April 2010.
  8. Kirby, R., Henderson, P.A. & R.M. Warwick, 2004. The Severn, UK: Why is the estuary different? Journal of Marine Science and Environment No C2 pp1-17 as shown in DECC Severn Tidal Power – SEA Topic Paper. Marine Water Quality. April 2010.
  9. Langston, W. J., Chesman, B.S., Burt, G.R., Hawkins, S.J., Readman, J., and Worsfold, P. 2003. Site Characterisation of the South West European Marine Sites – Severn Estuary pSAC, SPA. A study carried out on behalf of the Environment Agency, English Nature and the CCW.
  10. Environment Agency 2009. Severn Estuary/ Môr Hafren SAC/SPA. Review of Consents Appropriate Assessment Stage 3 Report: Water Quality Technical Annex.
  11. Law, R.J., Dawes, V.J., Woodhead, R.J. & Matthiesson, P., 1997. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) in seawater around England and Wales. Marine Pollution Bulletin 34: 306-322 as shown in DECC Severn Tidal Power – SEA Topic Paper. Marine Water Quality. April 2010.
  12. CEFAS, 2007. A Review of the Contaminant Status of SEA 8 Covering the Western Approaches, Celtic Sea and English Channel. CEFAS Report C3006/01 - as shown in DECC Severn Tidal Power – SEA Topic Paper. Marine Water Quality. April 2010.
  13. Environment Agency, 2007. Fate and Transport of Particles in Estuaries. Volume I: Summary and Conclusions. Scinece Report SC000002/SR1. March 2007.

Bathing Waters

  1. European Commission. Environment. Bathing Water Quality. Annual report, 2010 bathing season. http://bit.ly/kHXeV3. Accessed July 2011.
  2. Environment Agency, Our Corporate Strategy 2010-2015. Evidence: water and the water environment. http://bit.ly/vqDjEt. Accessed July 2011.
  3. 3 DEFRA. Environment. Environmental quality and pollution. Water. Water quality. Bathing Waters, Bathing Waters in the UK. http://bit.ly/txyFRY. Accessed July 2011.

Air Quality

  1. Air Quality in Wales – website of the Welsh Air Quality Forum www.welshairquality.co.uk. Accessed August 2011.
  2. The Severn Tidal Power SEA Topic Paper. Air and Climatic Factors. April 2010. Dept. Of Energy and Climate Change. Page 17.
  3. Air pollution in Wales 2009. AEA (on behalf of the Welsh Government and Welsh Air Quality Forum)
  4. St Mary Street Air Quality Action Plan. www.cardiff.gov.uk . Accessed August 2011.
  5. Your environment in Teeside July 2009. Environment Agency
  6. The Severn Tidal Power SEA Topic Paper. Air and Climatic Factors. April 2010. Dept. Of Energy and Climate Change. Page 19.
  7. Environment Agency website www.environment-agency.gov.uk . Accessed August 2011.
  8. The Severn Tidal Power SEA Topic Paper. Air and Climatic Factors. April 2010. Department Of Energy and Climate Change. Page 26.
  9. Environment Agency Wales (internal data).
  10. Air Quality Progress Report 2011. Monmouthshire County Council. www.monmouthshire.gov.uk . Accessed August 2011.
  11. 2011 Air Quality Progress Report for Forest of Dean. Forest of Dean District Council. www.fdean.gov.uk . Accessed August 2011.
  12. 2010 Air Quality Progress Report for Gloucester City Council. Gloucester City Council. www.gloucester.gov.uk . Accessed August 2011.
  13. 2010 Air Quality Progress Report for Stroud District Council. Stroud District Council. www.stroud.gov.uk . Accessed August 2011.
  14. South Gloucestershire. www.southglos.gov.uk . Accessed August 2011.
  15. Bristol City Council. www.bristol.gov.uk . Accessed August 2011.
  16. 2011 Air Quality Progress Report for North Somerset District Council. North Somerset District Council. www.n-somerset.gov.uk . Accessed August 2011.
  17. Sedgemoor District Council. www.sedgemoor.gov.uk . Accessed August 2011.
  18. 2011 Air Quality Progress Report West Somerset Council. West Somerset Council. www.westsomersetonline.gov.uk . Accessed August 2011.
  19. State of the Environment. Welsh Government. July 2011.
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Weather & Climate Change

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Managing the Severn Estuary
 Dr. Rhoda Ballinger, School of Earth and Ocean Sciences, Cardiff University.

  1. Ballinger, R.C and Stojanovic, T.S. (2010) Policy development and the estuary environment: a Severn Estuary case study” for the special issue of Marine Pollution Bulletin, “The Severn Estuary and Bristol Channel: A 25 Year Critical Review.” 50 (8) 866-874.

 
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