Contaminants and Soil
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Arsenic in Drinking Water
- How to avoid exposure; health effects and health standards.
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Asbestos in Soil
- Regulations and rule for removing soil with asbestos-containing materials.
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Blastomycosis
- Symptoms, prevention, treatment, statistics and maps, and info for providers.
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Gardening in Urban Soil
- Ways to get your garden ready-to-grow food that is healthy to eat while lowering your possible exposure to chemicals in urban soil.
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Hazardous Waste Sites
- How to report a concern with a chemical exposure, how MDH evaluates sites where chemicals have been released.
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Lead-contaminated Soil
- How to safely deal with lead-contaminated soil in your yard.
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Pesticides
- Information to help you evaluate pesticide health risks.
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Radon
- How to get a radon test kit, how to reduce exposure, mitigation advice, and resources for medical providers and mitigators.
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Vapor Intrusion
- What can be done to reduce contaminants that can move from air spaces in soil to indoor air.
Spotlight
- If you are a Minneapolis resident with radon levels over 4 pCi/L there may be an opportunity for you to receive a grant for radon mitigation. For more information, visit the City of Minneapolis website.