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A

  • Air Quality

Asbestos | Carbon Dioxide | Carbon Monoxide | Healthy Homes | Freedom to Breathe: Minnesota Clean Indoor Air Act | Mold | Radon | IAQ in Schools | VOCs

  • Asbestos

Asbestos Contractor or Consultant | Asbestos Enforcement | Asbestos Forms | Asbestos Homeowner Information | Asbestos Laboratories | Asbestos Professionals | Asbestos in Schools | Asbestos Work Practices | Common Asbestos Products | Floor Tile Removal | Find and Look up Personal Asbestos Licenses | Minnesota Asbestos Statutes and Rules

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B

  • Beaches and Recreational Waters

Staying Healthy at the Beach | Beach Locators | Beach Monitoring | Best Practices to Prevent Drowning | Recreational Water Illnesses | Public Swimming Pools

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C

  • Chemicals and Hazards

See also, Hazardous Substances

Healthy Homes | Healthy School Environments | Hazardous Waste Sites | Chemicals and Hazards By Topic | Reducing Exposures to Contaminants | Studies/Assessments | Risk Assessment

  • Children's Environmental Health

Children's EH Initiatives | Fish Consumption | Methamphetamine | Lead | Nitrate | School Health | Children & Youth with Special Needs | Birth Defects

  • Clean Water Fund
  • Climate and Health

Climate Change 101 | Agriculture & Food Security | Air Quality | Extreme Heat Events | Vector-Borne Diseases | Water Quality and Quantity | Communication & Training | Planning Tools & Data

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D

  • Disasters, Natural

Floods and Your Safety | Extreme Heat Events | Cold Weather | Smoke from Wildfires | Mass Feeding

  • Delegation Agreements
  • Disclosures (Well Disclosure/Property Transfer)
  • Drinking Water

Community Public Water Supply | Non-Community Public Water Supply | Source Water Protection | Drinking Water Revolving Loan Fund | Water Operator Certification | Drinking Water Safety in Emergencies | Wells Management

  • Drinking Water Revolving Loan Fund

Intended Use Plan | Project Priority List | Dates to Know | Environmental Review

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E

  • Emergency Preparedness, Response and Recovery

Disasters and Emergencies | Natural Disasters and Severe Weather | Drinking Water Safety | Floods | Food Supply and Security | Bioterrorism | Radiological Emergencies

  • Environmental Exposure Grand Rounds

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F

  • Fish Consumption

Order Materials | Contaminants and Minnesota Fish

  • Floods

Well Disinfection & Water Safety | Mold Hazards | Sewage

  • Food Managers/Certified Food Protection Managers

Search for Certified Food Protection Managers | Training Course Listings | CFM Application

  • Food Safety

Foodborne Illness | Food Contamination and Foodborne Illness Prevention | Fish Consumption | Food Supply Safety and Security | Food Businesses Safety | Teaching Food Safety | Certificated Food Protection Manager | Food Code | Foodworker Illness Awareness | Food Safety Alerts and Food Recalls | Licensing FBL | Partnership and Workforce Development Unit (PWDU)

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G

  • Groundwater (Water Contaminants and Your Health)

Background | Programs/Services | Guidance Values and Standards for Contaminants in Drinking Water | Wells

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H

  • Hazardous Sites

Chemicals and Hazards | Baytown Township | Joslyn Manufacturing | St. Regis Paper | Western Minerals | Special Well Construction Areas | Groundwater | Risk Assessment

  • Hazardous Substances

Topics | Sites | Chemicals and Hazards | Wells | Environmental Exposure Grand Rounds | Minnesota Biomonitoring: Chemicals in People | MN Environmental Public Health Tracking

  • Healthy Homes

Asbestos | Carbon Monoxide (CO) | Drinking Water | Formaldehyde | Lead | Mold/Moisture | Pesticides | Radon | Testing | Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) | Injury and Violence Prevention

  • Health Impact Assessment (HIA)

HIA in Minnesota | HIA Resources

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L

  • Laboratory Certification, Environmental
  • Lead

Lead Fact Sheets | Remodeling the Older Home | Common Sources of Lead | Publications & Reports | M-CLEAN | Surveillance System | Lead in Well Water | Healthy Eating | Lead Contractor Info

  • Licenses, Permits, Registration, and Certifications

Asbestos Professionals | Registration of Drilling Machines and Hoists | Drinking Water Operator Certification | Certified Food Managers | Food Business Licensing | Indoor Motorsports Arenas | Lead Contractor Information | Lodging | Public Swimming Pool Operators | Sanitarians | X-ray Operators | Well Construction

  • Local Partner Resources

Compliance: Education and Enforcement | Delegation Agreements | EH Continuous Improvement Board

  • Lodging

Bed and Breakfast | Board & Lodging with Special Services | Manufactured Home Parks | Recreational Camping Area | Youth Camps

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M

  • Mercury

Health Effects | Fish Consumption Advice | How to Clean Up a Spill or Broken CFL | Other Resources

  • Methamphetamine Labs
  • Minnesota Clean Indoor Air Act: Freedom to Breathe

Minnesota Clean Indoor Air Act (PDF) | Minnesota Clean Indoor Air Act Factsheets

  • Minnesota Well Index
  • Mold & Moisture

Testing for Mold | Preventing Mold | Minnesota Public Schools | Mold Problems after a Flood (PDF)

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O

  • Operator Certification, Drinking Water

Training Schedule | Water Supply System Operator Exam Application (PDF)

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P

  • Pesticides

Evaluating Your Pesticide Risk | Programs/Services |Emergencies | Pesticides in Schools

  • Public Swimming Pools

Pool Applications and Forms | Fact Sheets and Publications | Variance Requests - Pool Code | Pool Operator Training | Best Practices to Prevent Drowning

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R

  • Radiation

Chiropractic | Dental | Environmental Radiation Monitoring | Industrial | Mammography | Medical | Radiological Emergencies | Radioactive Materials| Smart Meters| Veterinary | X-ray | Topic Index

  • Radon

Testing and Test Results | Radon Test Kits | Radon in Schools | Radon & Real Estate | Radon Resistant New Construction | Mitigation Systems | Contractors/Mitigation Service Providers | Licensing for Radon Professionals

  • Risk Assessment

Chemicals Under Review | Health-Based Rules and Guidance for Air | Guidance and Standards for Contaminants in Drinking Water | Studies/Assessments | Chemicals/Hazards | Reducing Exposures to Contaminants

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S

  • Sanitarians

Look-up Registered Sanitarians | Examinations | Application for Registration | Science Course List |Exam Study Groups | Advisory Council | Reciprocity

  • Healthy Schools and Child Care 
    (Main Schools Portal for MDH)

Healthy School Environments | Indoor Air Quality in Schools | Mold/Moisture | Pesticides in Schools | Drinking Water in Schools and Child Cares | Food Safety in Schools | Managing Asthma in Minnesota Schools

  • Sites, Hazardous

Sites by County | Baytown Township | Joslyn Manufacturing | St. Regis Paper | Western Minerals | Hazardous Chemicals | Special Well Construction Areas

  • Source Water Protection

Groundwater Restoration and Protection Strategies (GRAPS) | Reports and Geospatial Data | Requirements and Recommendations for Public Water Suppliers | Source Water Assessments | SWP Awards | SWP Grants | SWP Laws and Rules

  • Substances, Hazardous

Topics | Sites | Hazardous Chemicals | Wells

  • Swimming Safety

Beaches and Recreational Waters | Public Swimming Pools | Recreational Water Illnesses (RWIs) | Best Practices to Prevent Drowning

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T

  • Tobacco Smoke

Clean Indoor Air Act (PDF) | Freedom to Breathe (includes fact sheets) | Tobacco Prevention and Control

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V

  • Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs)

VOCs in Your Home| Baytown Township | Special Well Construction Sites

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W

  • Water

Beaches | Clean Water Fund | Contaminants in Water | Drinking Water | Floods or Disaster | Groundwater | Intentional Contamination | Lead | Plumbing | Pools | Source Water Protection

  • Wells

Well Disclosure | Owner's Guide to Wells | Contractor Directory | Delegated Well Programs | Fees | Arsenic | Bacterial Safety | Finding Lost Wells | Lead |Nitrate | Sulfate | Sealing Unused Wells | Special Construction Areas | Licensing Applications | Continuing Education | Grants and Loans for Home Water Treatment and Well Construction, Repair, and Sealing | Flooded Wells | Well Disinfection | Guidance and Standards for Contaminants in Drinking Water | Groundwater | Protecting Your Well | Well Owner's Handbook (PDF)

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X

  • X-ray

Chiropractic | Dental | Industrial | Medical | Veterinary |
Quality Control | X-ray Operator | Mammography |
Minnesota Rules, Chapter 4732 (Ionizing Radiation)

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