Publications

NOTE: (For a printed copy of any of the following materials, call 217-782-5830, or write to the Illinois Department of Public Health, Division of Environmental Health, 525 W. Jefferson St., Springfield, IL 62761.)

Environmental Health News & Views

• Winter 2003 Newsletter - PDF
• Spring 2002 Newsletter - PDF

Topics List

Asbestos Abatement
Lead Program
Field Sanitation
Manufactured Housing
Migrant Labor Camps
Mobile Home Parks
Non-community Public Water Supply
Private Sewage Disposal
Private Water
Recreational Areas
Structural Pest Control
Swimming Pools and Bathing Beaches
Toxicology
Vector Control/Arbovirus Surveillance
Youth Camps

Asbestos Abatement

• Asbestos Abatement Act
• Commercial and Public Building Act
• Illinois School and Commercial and Public Building Code
• List of Illinois Accredited Asbestos Training Courses
• Responsibilitiesof Local Education Agencies for Abestos in Schools

Lead Program

• Lead Poisoning Prevention Act
• Lead Poisoning Prevention Code

• A Landlord's Guide for Working Safely with Lead - PDF
• Childhood Lead Poisoning (Healthbeat)
• Childhood Lead Poisoning - En Español - En français - PDF
• Childhood Lead Poisoning Surveillance Report
• Choice of Medical Management Based on Symptoms and Blood Lead Concentration - Poster - PDF
• CONTRACTORS: Lead Safety During Renovation (US EPA) - PDF
• Get the Lead Out - Activities to Reduce Lead Exposure - PDF (Booklet Set-up - PDF)
• Get the Lead Out - Homeowner's Lead-based Paint Abatement Guide - PDF (Booklet Set-up - PDF)
• Get the Lead Out - Intervention - En Español - PDF
• Get the Lead Out - Prevention - En Español - PDF
• Get the Lead Out - Renovation - En Español - PDF
• Hardware Store Poster Warning against Dry Scraping and Sanding - En Español - PDF
• Healthy Homes - Keeping Your Home Healthy and Safe - PDF (Booklet Set-up - PDF)
• Homeowner's Lead-based Paint Abatement Guide - PDF (Booklet Set-up - PDF)
• Housekeeping Tips to Reduce Lead Exposure - En Español - En français - PDF
• Lead in Industry - A Guide for Employees
• Lead in Venison
• Lead Poisoning for Health Care Providers - PDF
• Lead Program Publications Order Form - Fillable PDF
• Lead Screening and Case Follow-up Guidelines for Local Health Departments - PDF
• The Medical Consequences of Lead Poisoning - En Español - En français - PDF
• Nutrition and Lead Poisoning - En Español - En français - PDF
• Pregnant Women and Lead Poisoning: How to Protect Your Unborn Child - En Español
• Preventing and Screening for Childhood Lead Poisoning: A Reference Guide for Physicians and Health Care Providers - PDF
• Protect Your Family From Lead in Your Home (US EPA) - PDF
• Renovate Right: Important Lead Hazard Information for Families, Child Care Providers and Schools (US EPA) - PDF
• Small Entity Compliance Guide to Renovate Right EPA’s Lead-Based Paint Renovation, Repair, and Painting Program (US EPA) - PDF
• Sources of Childhood Lead Poisoning - En Español - En français - PDF
• Strategic Plan for the Elimination of Childhood Lead Poisoning - PDF
• What You Should Know About Exposure to Lead (for Daycare Providers) - En Español - PDF

Field Sanitation

• Field Sanitation Act and Code
• Field Sanitation Requirements in Illinois (English and Spanish versions available)

Manufactured Housing

• Living in a Manufactured Home Community - PDF
• Guidelines for Installing Manufactured Homes in Illinois - PDF
• Manufactured Housing and Mobile Home Safety Act and Code
• Regulation of Factory-built Housing in Illinois - PDF
• Approved Manufacturers of Modular Dwellings and Mobile Strutures

Migrant Labor Camps

• Illinois Migrant Labor Camp Act and Code
• List of Licensed Migrant Labor Camps

Mobile Home Parks

• Expanding or Constructing a Mobile Home Park?
• Living in a Mobile Home Park
• Illinois Mobile Home Park Act and Manufactured Home Community Code
• Mobile Home Tiedown Act and Code
• Mobile Home Landlord and Tenants' Rights Act

Non-community Public Water Supply

• Drinking Water Systems Code
• Non-Community Public Water Supply Program Handbook
• Surface Source Water Treatment Code
• Well Sampling for Coliform and Nitrate

Private Sewage Disposal

• Private Sewage Mound Code
• Instructions for Conducting Percolation Tests (to determine suitability of soil for installing subsurface sewage disposal system)
• Private Sewage Disposal Licensing Act and Code
• Recommendations for Maintenance on Waste Stabilization Ponds
• Septic Tank Followed by a Sand Filter
• Public Sanitary Practice Act
• Recommendations for Maintenance of Septic Tanks and Absorption Field (Beds) Sewage Disposal Systems
• The Buried Sand Filter
• When Does Your Septic Tank Need Cleaning?

Private Water

• Abandoned Wells - Hazards to Health and Safety
• Application for Permit to Construct, Modify or Abandon a Water Well - Fillable PDF*
• A Safe Water Supply Depends on Location and Construction - Bored Wells
• A Safe Water Supply Depends on Location and Construction - Drilled Wells
• Commonly Found Substances in Drinking Water and Available Treatment - PDF
• Emergency Hauling, Storing and Disinfecting of Water Supplies
• Giardiasis Fact Sheet
• Illinois Water Well Construction Code
• Illinois Water Well Pump Installation Code
• Illinois Water Well and Pump Installation Contractors License Act and Code
• Installation Report for Water Well Pumps - PDF
• Water Well Construction Report - Fillable PDF*
• Water Well Construction Report Instructions - PDF
• Water Well Sealing Form - Fillable PDF*
• Nitrates in Drinking Water
• Iron in Drinking Water
• Maximum Levels for Contaminants in Public Water Supplies - PDF
• Public Area Sanitary Practice Code
• Surface Source Water Treatment Code

Recreational Areas

• Campground Construction
• Campground Licensing and Recreational Area Act and Recreational Area Code
• RV Electrical Safety

Structural Pest Control

• A Practical Guide to Management of Common Pests in School - PDF
• Ants
• Asian Tiger Mosquito
• Bats and Bat Exclusion
• Bed Bugs
• Bees and Wasps
• Bird Exclusion and Dispersal
• Biting Flies
• Brown Recluse and Black Widow Spiders
• Carpenter Ants
• Clothes Moths and Carpet Beetles
• Common Ticks
• Common Ticks of Illinois, Identification Key to Some
• Fleas
• House Fly and Other Filth Flies
• House Mouse Prevention - (En Español)
• Integrated Management of Structural Pests in Schools - PDF
• Mites Affecting Humans
• Mosquitoes and Disease - (En Español)
• Municipal Rodent Management
• Occasional Invaders
• Pest Control - Do it Yourself or Hire a Professional?
• Rat Prevention and Control - (En Español)
• Spiders
• Tips for Safer Roach Control - (En Español)

Swimming Pools and Bathing Beaches

• Illinois Swimming Pool and Bathing Beach Code
• Swimming Facility Act (210 ILCS 125)
• Swimming Pool Safety Act (210 ILCS 130)
• Illinois Swimming Pool Operator Certification Manual - PDF
• Procedure for Hyperchlorination in Public Swimming Facilities
• Personal Regulations for Swimming Pools
• Programmed Learning Course for Swimming Pool Operators
• Bathing Beaches Regulations
• Public Spa and Whirlpool Design and Operation Guidelines
• Maximum Bather Load Sign - PDF
• Maximum Spa Load Sign - PDF
• No Lifeguard Sign - PDF
• Pool Regulations Sign - PDF
• Spa Patron Regulations Sign - PDF

Toxicology

• Alachlor and Atrazine in Groundwater
• Ammonia
• An Expectant Mother's Guide to Eating Illinois Fish - PDF
• Arsenic in Groundwater
• Asbestos in Vermiculite
• Asphalt Fumes
• Asthma (HealthBeat)
• Cadmium
• Cancer and Your Environment
• Carbon Monoxide (HealthBeat)
• Cleaning Up After Flood and Sewer Overflows
• Cyanide
• Dioxins
• Electric and Magnetic Fields (EMF)
• Elemental Mercury: A Health Professionals Guide
• Fiberglass
• Fish Advisories in Illinois
• Fluorescent Light Bulbs, Compact
• Formaldehyde
• Gasoline
• How Can I Reduce My Exposure to Contaminants in Soil?
• Hydrogen Fluoride
• Hydrogen Sulfide Gas
• Indoor Air Quality, Illinois Department of Public Health Guidelines for
• Indoor Environmental Quality: Testing Should Not be the First Step, School
• Illinois Fish and Your Health
• Lead in Venison
• Mercury in Schools - PDF
• Mercury Spills
• Methamphetamine Laboratories
• Methamphetamine Labs, Guidelines for Cleaning Up Former [Includes Residential Methamphetamine Lab Cleanup Checklist]
• Moisture in the Home
• Mold and Your Health - Fact Sheet
• Mold, Common Questions and Answers About Indoor
• Mold, Reducing Your Exposure to
• Ozone
• Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHS)
• Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs)
• Radium in Drinking Water
• Radon, Common Questions and Answers about
• Toxicology Section
• Vapor Intrusion
• Vinyl Chloride in Groundwater
• Zinc

Vector Control/Arbovirus Surveillance

• Arboviral Encephalitis (HealthBeat)
• Asian Tiger Mosquito
• DEET Insect Repellents - (En Español)
• Fleas
• House Fly and Other Filth Flies
• Lyme Disease (CDC Pamphlet)
• Mosquitoes (HealthBeat)
• Mosquitoes and Encephalitis - (En Español)
• Protect Your Home Against Mosquitoes - (En Español) - PDF
• Questions and Answers about Mosquito Prevention for People, Property and Pets
• Questions and Answers about Spraying for Adult Mosquitoes
• Surveillance and Response Procedures for Mosquito-borne Arbovirus Emergencies - PDF
• West Nile Virus Doorhanger - (En Español) - PDF

Youth Camps

• Youth Camp Act and Code

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