The Environmental & Occupational Health Assessment Program addresses health concerns about many different environmental health hazards around your home and garden.  See the publications below for information on specific hazards.  Be sure to check out the REVISED booklet Environmental Hazards in the Home for more comprehensive home environmental health issues.

Publications

• Asbestos Program
• Carbon Monoxide
• Chemical Exposure Fact Sheet (ATSDR)
• Cleaning and Disinfecting Indoor Spaces  NEW
• Environmental Hazards in the Home (booklet)
• Guidelines For Clean-Up Of Broken Thermometers from Hard Surfaces 
• Home Heating Oil Spills 
• Indoor Environmental Quality
• Insulation and Your Home: Health Considerations  NEW
• Metallic Mercury: Health Effects Fact Sheet
• Mold
• Moth Balls Fact Sheet
• Spray Polyurethane Foam Insulation
• Urea Formaldehyde Foam Insulation (UFFI)  

• Arsenic in Playground Soil and Landscape Materials from Pressure-Treated Wood
• Avoiding Chemicals in Your Yard and Garden 
• Growing & Eating Fruits & Vegetables Safely
• Insect Repellents: A Guide to Using Insect Repellents Safely
• Pressure Treated Wood and Pesticides 
• Pressure Treated Wood Dock Pilings and Arsenic
• Purchasing Topsoil  NEW
  • UConn Home and Garden Education Center
• Urban Gardening-EPA

Links

• The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) 
• ATSDR ToxFAQs fact sheets
• Breathe Easy While Cleaning (DEEP)
• EPA home page
• Healthy Indoor Air for America’s Homes
• National Institute for Environmental Health Sciences