Contaminants and Soil

Contaminants and Soil

Soil and gardening

  • 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.

  • 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.

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.

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