Topics Related to Hazardous Substances

The topics listed below include fact sheets and reports generated in response to specific issues at one point in time. Please contact us if you have any questions or need updated information on one of the topics listed below.

Contaminant or Chemical Specific Information

• 1,4-Dioxane in Water (PDF)
• Dioxins
• Lead in Soil (PDF)
• Mercury
• Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in Minnesota
• Trichloroethylene (TCE) and Your Health

Public Health, Contaminants, and the Environment

• Brownfields and Public Health
• Cancer and the Environment
• Chemical Releases in Minnesota
• Chelation Information for Patients and Health Care Providers:
  • Understanding Chelation: Information for Patients (PDF)
  • Heavy Metal Detection and the Concept of Chelation: Information for Health Care Providers (PDF)
• Choose Safe Places for Early Care and Education in Minnesota
• Community Health Profile Information: Minneapolis Sites (PDF)
• Community Health Studies and Environmental Contamination (PDF)
• Information on Contaminated Soils:
  • How to reduce accidental intake of contaminated soils (English PDF)
  • Hoos u dhigidda taabashada ciidda (Somali PDF)
  • Reduciendo Su Contacto con Suelos Contaminados (Spanish PDF)
• Environmental Exposure Grand Rounds
• Fentanyl Exposure and Cleanup (PDF)
• Gardening in Urban Soil
• Health Consultation: Lake Superior Barrels
• Odors in the Environment and Your Health
• Pesticide Drift Information for Patients and Health Care Providers:
  • Pesticide Drift Exposure and Your Health: Information for Patients (PDF)
  • Pesticide Drift Exposure: Information for Health Care Providers (PDF)
• Crystalline Silica in Air & Water, and Health Effects
• Stress at Contaminated Sites: Coping with the stress that environmental contamination can cause (PDF)
• Vapor Intrusion
• Wind Turbines - The University of Minnesota is performing current research on wind turbines and acoustics with their study, the Minnesota Study on Wind Turbine Acoustics (MNSOWTA).