Pollutants around the Home
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- Private sewage systems/septic tanks
- The Illinois Department of Public Health produces a number of fact
sheets about private sewage systems. U.S. EPA’s Homeowner’s
Guide to Septic Systems
provides information about septic system maintenance.
- Asbestos
- The Illinois EPA is delegated authority by the USEPA to enforce the
National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP). NESHAP
regulates asbestos during demolition and renovation of structures, including
farm structures. A Notification
of Demolition and Renovation Form
must be submitted to the Agency for all demolition or renovation activities
if the amount of regulated asbestos containing material exceeds 160
square feet or 260 linear feet.
- Private Wells
- The Illinois Department of Public Health provides a variety of fact
sheets about private wells. U.S. EPA’s web page, Private
Drinking Water Wells, offers information about testing and protecting
private wells.
- Household Hazardous Waste
- The Illinois EPA coordinates one-day household
hazardous waste collections each year in the spring and fall. The
Illinois EPA seeks and encourages communities or organizations to cosponsor
household hazardous collection events. Collections are scheduled
on Saturdays, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., for the greatest convenience of
working families. Citizens are asked to bring harsh chemical cleaners,
paints, thinners, antifreeze, weed killers, insecticides and pesticides,
and similar hazardous household products. Explosives, propane tanks,
fire extinguishers, smoke detectors, agricultural chemicals and business
wastes are not accepted. View a complete
list of household hazardous wastes that are and are not accepted
at one-day collections.
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