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The Environment Office coordinates and monitors environmental activities on BAS stations and ships and at its headquarters in Cambridge to ensure minimum environmental impact.
The responsibilities of the Environment Office include:
An oil spill defence boom being deployed during an exercise at Rothera Research Station
An oil spill defence boom being deployed during an exercise at Rothera Research StationThe day-to-day responsibility for environmental and waste management in the Antarctic lies with the Base Commanders, Ship Captains and Field Leaders, but Environment Office staff spend at least part of each summer field season in the Antarctic making environmental inspections or audits of BAS research stations and vessels, as well as leading environmental projects, such as the clean-up of abandoned facilities.
Further information about the work of the Environment Office can be found in Environmental Protection
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