Occupational & Environmental Epidemiology

A-Z Contaminants

Find health hazards information by contaminant or environmental condition.

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Algal Blooms
- Algal Blooms
- Avoiding recreational water illnesses
Ammonia
- ATSDR: Ammonia ToxFAQs
Aroclors (See Polychlorinated biphenyls)
Arsenic
Asbestos
Asphalt emissions
- CDC: NIOSH information on asphalt fumes
- Salisbury, N.C., Health Risk Assessment - 2002 (PDF)
Ayurvedic products
- Ayurvedic Products and Heavy Metal Poisoning

Barium
- Private well water contaminants 1998-2010
- Barium & Private Wells - English (PDF)
- ATSDR: ToxFAQs for Barium
Bedbugs, safe control of
- Fact sheet - English / Spanish (PDF)
Benzene
- Private well water contaminants 2000-2010
- ATSDR: ToxFAQs for Benzene
Biological agents in North Carolina (See Biological Agents Registry)
Biological indoor contaminants
- Moisture and indoor environmental quality
- Mold

Cadmium
- Private well water contaminants 1998-2010
- Cadmium & Private Wells - English (PDF)
- ATSDR: ToxFAQs for Cadmium
Calcium - Total Hardness, Calcium, Magnesium & Private Wells - English (PDF)
Cancer and the Environment, English / Spanish (PDF)
Carbon monoxide
CCA (See Chromated copper arsenate)
Cell phones
Chemical emergencies
Chloride & Private Wells - English (PDF)
Chlorine
- Pool chemicals and health (PDF, 2.5MB)
- ATSDR: ToxFAQs for Chlorine
Chromated copper arsenate (CCA)
Chromium
- Private well water contaminants 1998-2010
- Chromium & Private Wells - English (PDF)
- ATSDR: ToxFAQs for Chromium
cis-1,2-Dichloroethane (c-DCE)
- Private well water contaminants 2004-2010
- ATSDR: ToxFAQs for 1,2-Dichloroethane
Coliform bacteria (including fecal coliform and E. coli)
- E. coli infection
- Total Coliform Bacteria, E. Coli & Private Wells - English (PDF)
- Water testing recommendations for private well owners
Combustion products
Contaminants found in fish (See Fish advisories)
Contaminants found in private well water (See Well water and health)
Copper
- Private well water contaminants 1998-2010
- Copper & Private Wells - English (PDF)
- ATSDR: ToxFAQs for Copper

DEET and other insect repellents, Safe use of (See also Pesticides)
- Recommendations for Schools
1,2-Dibromoethane (ethylene dibromide)
- Private well water contaminants 2000-2010
- ATSDR: ToxFAQs for 1,2-Dibromoethane
1,2-Dichloropropane
- Private well water contaminants 2000-2010
- ATSDR: ToxFAQs for 1,2-Dichloropropane
Dioxins
Drinking water from private wells (See Well water and health)
Dusty trades, safety training and worker's compensation (See N.C. Industrial Commission)

Environmental contaminants, indoor (See Indoor environmental quality)
Ethylbenzene
- Private well water contaminants 1998-2010
- ATSDR: ToxFAQs for Ethylbenzene
Ethylene dibromide (See 1,2-Dibromomethane)

F-G

Fire, industrial chemical
Fish consumption advisories
Fish, contaminants in
Fish handling, safety advice
- Fish kills, precautions around
- Vibrio vulnificus: Safety advice for fishermen
Fish kills
Fluoride
- Private well water contaminants 1998-2010
- Fluoride & Private Wells - English (PDF)
- ATSDR: ToxFAQs for Fluoride
Formaldehyde
- ATDSR: ToxFAQs for Formaldehyde
- See also Volatile organic compounds)
Floods - Health, Safety, Cleanup

Hazardous substance releases
Healthy water recreation
Heavy Metals
- Information about Heavy Metals (PDF)
Hurricanes: Health, Safety, Cleanup
- Resources for Recovery and Cleanup Workers, Volunteers, and Residents
Hydrochloric acid
- ATSDR: Hydrogen chloride ToxFAQs

I-J-K

Indoor air pollutants
- Asbestos
- Carbon monoxide
- Combustion products
- From dusty trades (silica, asbestos), safety training and worker's compensation (See N.C. Industrial Commission)
- Indoor environmental quality
- Lead, lead paint
- Mold
- Ozone
- Particulates
- Pesticides
- Radon
- Silica
  - CDC: NIOSH information about silica
- Sulfuric acid
- Volatile organic compounds (VOCs)
Insect repellents
- DEET
- Bedbug treatments - English / Spanish (PDF)
- See also Pesticides
Iron
- Iron & Private Wells - English (PDF)
- Private well water contaminants 1998-2010
- See also EPA: Secondary Drinking Water Regulations: Guidance for Nuisance Chemicals
Isopropyl ether
- Private well water contaminants 2000-2010
- See also CDC: NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards - Isopropyl ether

Lead
- Information about Lead (PDF)
- Lead-based paint abatement, renovation, repair and painting activities
- Lead-based paint health hazard management (LHMP)
- Private well water contaminants 1998-2010
- Lead & Private Wells - English (PDF)

Magnesium
- Private well water contaminants 1998-2010
- Total Hardness, Calcium, Magnesium & Private Wells - English (PDF)
- See also EPA: Secondary Drinking Water Regulations: Guidance for Nuisance Chemicals
Manganese
- Private well water contaminants 1998-2010
- ATSDR: ToxFAQs for Manganese
Mercury
Methamphetamine Labs
Methyl t-Butyl Ether (MTBE)
- Private well water contaminants 2004-2010
- ATSDR: ToxFAQs for MTBE
Mold
Moisture and indoor environmental quality
Mosquito-control spraying, reducing exposure during

Naturally occurring asbestos
Nitrates/nitrites
- Private well water contaminants 1998-2010
- Nitrate, Nitrite & Private Wells - English (PDF)
- ATSDR: ToxFAQs for Nitrates and Nitrites
- Water testing recommendations for private well owners
Nuclear power plants
- Potassium iodide program
- Radiological preparedness

Occupational contaminants
- Asbestos
- Carbon monoxide
- Combustion products
- From dusty trades (silica, asbestos), safety training and worker's compensation (See N.C. Industrial Commission)
- Indoor environmental quality
- Lead, lead paint
- Mold
- Ozone
- Particulates
- Pesticides
- Radon
- Silica
  - CDC: NIOSH information about silica
- Sulfuric acid
- Volatile organic compounds (VOCs)
Ozone

Particulates
PCBs (See Polychlorinated biphenyls)
PCE (See Tetrachloroethylene)
PERC (Perchloroethylene) (See Tetrachloroethylene)
Perchloroethylene (PERC) (See Tetrachloroethylene)
Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS)
- GenX and other PFAS in the Cape Fear River Basin
Pesticides
- Insect repellents, safe use of
  - DEET
  - Bedbug treatments English / Spanish (PDF)
- and private well water
- Treated wood
PFAS (See Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances)
pH (acidity/alkalinity of water)
- Private well water contaminants 1998-2010
- pH, Total Alkalinity & Private Wells - English (PDF)
- See also EPA: Secondary Drinking Water Regulations: Guidance for Nuisance Chemicals
Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)
Pool chemicals and health (PDF, 2.5MB)
Pressure-treated wood
Private well water and health

Selenium
- Private well water contaminants 1998-2010
- Selenium & Private Wells - English (PDF)
- ATSDR: ToxFAQs for Selenium
Silica
- Dusty trades, safety training and worker's compensation (See N.C. Industrial Commission)
- CDC: NIOSH information about silica
Silver
- Private well water contaminants 1998-2010
- Silver & Private Wells - English (PDF)
- ATSDR: ToxFAQs for Silver
Sodium (in drinking water)
- Private well water contaminants 1998-2010
- Sodium & Private Wells - English (PDF)
Sulfate & Private Wells - English (PDF)
Sulfuric acid

T-U

Tetrachloroethylene (PCE, PERC) (PDF)
- Old Fort Municipal Water, Well #2A, Health Consultation (McDowell County)
- Private well water contaminants 2004-2010
TCE (See Trichloroethylene)
Toluene
- Private well water contaminants 2000-2010
- ATSDR: ToxFAQs for Toluene
TDI (See Toluene diisocyanate)
Toluene diisocyanate (TDI)
pH, Total Alkalinity & Private Wells - English (PDF)
Total Hardness, Calcium, Magnesium & Private Wells - English (PDF)
Trans-1,2-dichloroethane (t-DCE)
- Private well water contaminants 2004-2010
- ATSDR: ToxFAQs for 1,2-dichloroethane
Trichloroethylene (TCE)
- Trichloroethylene (TCE) Fact Sheet (PDF)
- Trichloroethylene (TCE) Information for Health Professionals (PDF)
- Old Fort Municipal Water, Well #2A, Health Consultation (McDowell County)
- Private well water contaminants 2004-2010
- N.C. DEQ: Stony Hill Road TCE Site Information Summary (Wake County)
Toxic substance releases

Vinyl chloride
- Private well water contaminants 2000-2010
- ATSDR: ToxFAQs for Vinyl Chloride
Volatile organic compounds

X-Y-Z

Xylenes
- Private well water contaminants 2000-2010
- ATSDR: ToxFAQs for Xylenes
Zinc
- Private well water contaminants 1998-2010
- Zinc & Private Wells - English (PDF)
- ATSDR: ToxFAQs for Zinc

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