Contaminants and Soil

• Arsenic in Drinking Water

• How to avoid exposure; health effects and health standards.

• Asbestos in Soil

• Regulations and rule for removing soil with asbestos-containing materials.

• Blastomycosis

• Symptoms, prevention, treatment, statistics and maps, and info for providers.

• 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.

• Hazardous Waste Sites

• How to report a concern with a chemical exposure, how MDH evaluates sites where chemicals have been released.

• Lead-contaminated Soil

• How to safely deal with lead-contaminated soil in your yard.

• Pesticides

• Information to help you evaluate pesticide health risks.

• Radon

• How to get a radon test kit, how to reduce exposure, mitigation advice, and resources for medical providers and mitigators.

• Vapor Intrusion

• What can be done to reduce contaminants that can move from air spaces in soil to indoor air.