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.)

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
• Responsibilities of Local Education Agencies for Abestos in Schools

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
• 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
• Private Sewage Disposal Licensing Act and Code

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
• Cockroaches
• Common Ticks
• Common Ticks of Illinois, Identification Key to Some
• Fleas
• House Fly and Other Filth Flies
• House Mouse Prevention - (En Español)
• Illinois General Standards Manual for Structural Pest Control - PDF
• 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

Swimming Facilities

• Illinois Swimming Facility 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

• Ammonia - CDC
• An Expectant Mother's Guide to Eating Illinois Fish - PDF
• Arsenic in Groundwater
• Asbestos in Vermiculite
• Asthma (HealthBeat)
• Cadmium
• Cancer and Your Environment
• Carbon Monoxide (HealthBeat)
• Cleaning Up After Flood and Sewer Overflows
• Cyanide - CDC
• Dioxins
• Fiberglass
• Fish Advisories in Illinois
• Flame Retardants
• Fluorescent Light Bulbs, Compact
• Formaldehyde
• Gasoline
• How Can I Reduce My Exposure to Contaminants in Soil?
• Hydrogen Fluoride - CDC
• 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 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
• Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHS)
• Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs)
• Radium in Drinking Water
• Radon, Common Questions and Answers about
• Radon, Common Questions and Answers about Testing in Illinois Daycare Settings
• 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
• West Nile Virus Doorhanger - (En Español) - PDF

Youth Camps

• Youth Camp Act and Code

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