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A

• Algal Blooms
  • Algal Blooms
  • Avoiding recreational water illnesses
• Ammonia
  • ATSDR: Ammonia ToxFAQs
• Aroclors (See Polychlorinated biphenyls)
• Arsenic
  • Information about Arsenic (PDF)
  • Private well water contaminants 1998-2010
  • Treated wood
• Asbestos
  • Naturally occurring
  • The webpage link for the NC Asbestos Hazard Management Program has moved to the NC Environmental Health Section. Please click on the following link to be redirected. [Link]
• Asphalt emissions
  • CDC: NIOSH information on asphalt fumes
  • Salisbury, N.C., Health Risk Assessment - 2002 (PDF)
• Ayurvedic products
  • Ayurvedic Products and Heavy Metal Poisoning

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B

• 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

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C

• 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

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D

• 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)

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E

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

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F-G

• Fire, industrial chemical
  • Combustion products
  • EQ Fire, Apex, N.C.: Indoor Environmental Evaluation, 11/16/06 (PDF)
  • Indoor environmental quality
• Fish consumption advisories
• Fish, contaminants in
  • Dioxins
  • Mercury
  • Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)
• 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

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H

• 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

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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

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L

• Lead
  • Private well water contaminants 1998-2010
  • Lead & Private Wells - English (PDF)
  • The webpage link for the NC Lead-Based Paint Hazard Management Program has moved to the NC Environmental Health Section. Please click on the following link to be redirected. [Link]

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M

• 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
  • In fish
  • In light bulbs (PDF)
  • In thermometers (PDF)
  • Private well water contaminants 1998-2010
  • Related fish consumption advisories
  • Safe fish to eat
• 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

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N

• 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

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O

• 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

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P

• 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

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R

• Radiological exposures
  • Potassium iodide program
  • Radiological preparedness
• Radon
• Recreational water and your health

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S

• 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

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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

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V

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

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W

• Water-borne illness
• Well water contaminants, private wells

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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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