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Health Risk Assessment Unit
651-201-4899
health.risk@state.mn.us

Contact Info

Health Risk Assessment Unit
651-201-4899
health.risk@state.mn.us

Minnesota Guidance

The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) develops health-based guidance for chemicals in air, groundwater, and other environmental media in response to requests from programs within MDH and from other Minnesota state agencies.

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Air

  • Air Guidance Values
  • Health Risk Values Rules for Ambient Air

Water

  • Guidance Values and Standards for Contaminants in Drinking Water
    • Water Guidance Table
  • Comparison of State Water Guidance and Federal Drinking Water Standards
  • Health Risk Limits Rules
  • Frequently Asked Questions about MDH Water Guidance

Other guidance: Chemical specific

  • Guidance for Evaluating the Cancer Potency of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon (PAH) Mixtures in Environmental Samples (PDF)
  • Dioxin-Like Compounds
  • Lead: Risk Assessment Guidance for Lead in Blood
  • Rapid Assessments for Pesticides
  • Rapid Assessments for Pharmaceuticals
  • Technical and Application Information for Trichloroethylene (TCE)
  • Total Petroleum Hydrocarbon (Minnesota Pollution Control Agency): Evaluating total petroleum hydrocarbons in drinking water samples (PDF)

Other guidance: Risk assessment methods

  • Guidance Development Process: MDH has developed a guide with information about the guidance development process.
  • Dual Guidance for Drinking Water
  • MDH Health Risk Assessment Methods: Incorporating Early-Life Sensitivity into Cancer Risk Assessments for Linear Carcinogens (PDF)
  • MDH Health Risk Assessment Methods: Incorporation of Human Equivalent Dose Calculations into Derivation of Oral Reference Doses (PDF)

Also see: Fish Consumption Advice.

Other Minnesota state agencies

Minnesota Pollution Control Agency

  • Cleanup Guidance and Assistance
  • Water Quality Standards
  • AERA | Air Emissions Risk Analysis

Minnesota Department of Agriculture

  • Guidance Document 8 - MDA Incident Response Program Overview
  • Soil Cleanup Goals - Guidance Document 19
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Last Updated: 05/01/2025

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