Environmental Health
The air we breathe, the products we use, and the conditions in which we live, work, learn and play affect our health. The mission of the Environmental Health Section is to prevent illness or disease that may be caused by environmental threats, both natural and human-made, and to reduce or eliminate harmful environmental exposures. We do this by applying sound science and regulation to assess and minimize risk. We provide data, information and education about health and the environment. We offer a variety of programs, all designed to ensure that Connecticut residents live in healthy environments.
Click on the links below to explore our multiple programs and topic areas.
Environmental Health Program Areas:
- Asbestos
- Day Care SAFER Program
- Environmental Laboratories
- Environmental & Occupational Health Assessment Program
- Environmental Practitioner Licensure
- Environmental Public Health Tracking
- Food Protection
- Hazardous Waste Sites and Soil Contamination
- Healthy Homes
- Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention
- Occupational Health
- Private Wells
- Public Beaches
- Public Pools
- Radon
- Subsurface Sewage (Septic Systems)
- Toxicology and Risk Assessment
Environmental Health Topics:
- Air Pollution
- Air Purifiers
- Artificial Turf Fields
- Arts & Crafts Safety
- Asbestos
- Blue Green Algae Blooms
- Cancer Clusters
- Carbon Monoxide
- Children's Environmental Health
- Consumer Products
- Electromagnetic Fields
- Family Campgrounds
- Fish Consumption
- Floods
- Green Cleaning in Child Care Settings
- Green Living
- Groundwater and Well Contamination
- Hand Sanitizers
- Home and Garden Hazards
- Indoor Environmental Quality (Indoor Air Quality)
- Insulation
- Mausoleums, Crematories, and Private Burial Grounds
- Mercury
- Mold
- Mosquitos
- Oil Spills
- PCBs
- PFAS, PFOA
- Pest Management
- Public Drinking Water
- Radiation
- Registered Sanitarians
- School Environmental Health
- Tanning
- Technical Briefs
- Temperature-Related Illness