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Describes integrated pollution control, the legal regime established by the Environmental Protection Act 1990. Gives the background to the need for an integrated system of regulation. Explains the concepts of best practicable environmental option and best available techniques not entailing excessive cost. Discusses the way in which the regime attempts to control pollution in terms of the authorization and variation process and through enforcement. Describes the way the regime attempts to utilize market forces. Outlines some of the problems encountered by Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Pollution (HMIP) in the operation of the regime.