Resource Links (by Topic)

General Information about Various Hazardous Substances

• Hazardous Substance Information and Education Office (HSIEO)
• FAQs about Contaminants Found at Hazardous Waste Sites (ATSDR ToxFAQs)
• Protect Kids from Toxins (Thurston County, Environmental Health)
• Hazardous Waste:  More common than you think
  (Step by Step Fact Sheet, .pdf, see table on page 2)
• Businesses That Generate Hazardous Waste
  (State of Oregon DEQ, .pdf, see page 2)
• Sources of Common Contaminants and Their Health Effects (EPA, external web site)

Arsenic

• Arsenic in the Environment (WA DOH Fact Sheet, .pdf)
• Community Protection Measures for Arsenic and Lead Contaminated Soils (.pdf)
• Dirt Alert (Brochure, .pdf)
• Dirt Alert - General Information about Arsenic and Lead in Soil (.pdf)
• Dirt Alert - Soil Safety Guidance for Owners, Managers, and Administrators of Large Properties Where Children Play (.pdf)
• Soil Sampling Guidance for Owners, Operators and Employees of Small Properties Where Children Play (.pdf)
• Soil Sampling guidance for Owners, Operators and Employees of Large Properties Where Children Play (.pdf)
• Pressure Treated Wood, A Common Sense Guide (.pdf Thurston County)

Asbestos

• Asbestos in Vermiculite Insulation (WA DOH)
• Current Best Practices for Vermiculite Attic Insulation (EPA)

Drug Labs

• Spills Program, Response Topics (including Drug Labs)
• "Is There a Meth Lab in My Neighborhood?" (DOH Brochure, .pdf)
• Clandestine Drug Lab Program (WA Dept. of Health)

Financial Resources

• Brownfields Resource Guide (.pdf)
• Brownfields Loan Guide (.pdf)
• Remedial Action Grants and Loans Guide (.pdf)
• Private Right of Action (.pdf)
• Business, Toxic Cleanups and Insurance (WA OIC Fact Sheet)

Hiring a Contractor

• Selecting an Environmental Consulting Firm (.pdf)
• Hiring A Contractor (WA L&I)

Lead

• Community Protection Measures for Arsenic and Lead Contaminated Soils (.pdf)
• Dirt Alert (Brochure, .pdf)
• Dirt Alert - General Information about Arsenic and Lead in Soil (.pdf)
• Dirt Alert - Soil Safety Guidance for Owners, Managers, and Administrators of Large Properties Where Children Play (.pdf)
• Soil Sampling Guidance for Owners, Operators and Employees of Small Properties Where Children Play (.pdf)
• Soil Sampling guidance for Owners, Operators and Employees of Large Properties Where Children Play (.pdf)
• Childhood Lead Poisoning Fact Sheet (WA DOH)
• Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program (WA DOH)
• Medical Management of Children with Elevated Blood Lead Levels (WA DOH)

Mercury

• Don't Mess With Mercury:  WA Mercury Chemical Action Plan
• Mercury Information Page (WA DOH)

PBDEs (Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers)

• PBDE Flame Retardants:  A Fast-Growing Concern (.pdf)
• PBDEs:  What they are and what you can do (WA DOH)

Pesticides

• Waste Pesticide Disposal Program (WSDA)

Real Property Transfers

• Hazardous Waste Considerations in Real Estate Transactions (.pdf)
• Residential Real Property Transfers -- Sellers' Disclosures
  (WA Legislature, Laws & Rules)

Tanks (USTs / LUSTs)

• Home Heating Oil Tanks Information (PLIA, external web site)
• Residential Heating Oil Tanks (.pdf)
• Waste Oil Tanks (Focus Article, .pdf)
• Overview of an Underground Storage Tank Inspection (.pdf)
• Guidance for Site Checks and Site Assessments for Underground Storage Tanks (.pdf)
• Focus on Technical Assistance Program (for Underground Storage Tanks, .pdf)
• Guidance for Reporting Spills and Overfills of Petroleum (.pdf)
• Check Your Farm Tank...It May be Regulated (Focus Article, .pdf)
• Underground Storage Tank Licensing (WA DOL, external web site)
• More Underground Storage Tank (UST / LUST) Information...

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Notes:

If you have a slow internet connection (such as a modem), some of the external links may take a long time to load.  Many public libraries have computers with internet capability available for use by their patrons.
 

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