DPH: Home and Garden Hazards

{Household Chemical Image} The Environmental & Occupational Health Assessment Program addresses health concerns about many different environmental health hazards around your home and garden. See the publications below for information on specific hazards. Be sure to check out the booklet Environmental Hazards in the Home for more comprehensive home environmental health issues.

Publications

Arsenic in Playground Soil and Landscape Materials from Pressure-Treated Wood (pdf)
Asbestos Program
Carbon Monoxide (pdf)
Chemical Exposure Fact Sheet (ATSDR) (pdf)
Chemicals: Avoiding Chemicals in Your Yard and Garden (pdf)
Environmental Hazards in the Home (booklet) (pdf)
Home Heating Oil Spills (pdf)
Indoor Environmental Quality
Guidelines For Clean-Up Of Broken Thermometers from Hard Surfaces (pdf)
Metallic Mercury: Health Effects Fact Sheet (pdf)
Mold
Pressure Treated Wood and Pesticides (pdf)
Pressure Treated Wood and Arsenic (pdf)
Urea Formaldehyde Foam Insulation (UFFI) (pdf)

Links

The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) - http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/atsdrhome.html
ATSDR ToxFaQs fact sheets - http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/toxfaq.html
EPA home page - http://www.epa.gov/
National Institute for Environmental Health Sciences - http://www.niehs.nih.gov/
Healthy Indoor Air for America’s Homes - http://www.healthyindoorair.org
Breathe Easy While Cleaning (DEP)

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