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News Release: Vermont DEC Issues Air Quality Alert for Thursday
PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release – June 29, 2023 Contact: Bennet Leon, Air Quality Planning Section Chief Department of Environmental Conservation 802-249-4221, [email protected] Katie Warchut Vermont Department of Health 802-355-9838 / 802-863-7281, Katie.w[email protected] Vermont DEC Issues Air Quality Alert for...
Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) in Schools
PCBs are a group of human-made chemicals that can cause serious health problems. Vermont has requirements for schools built or renovated before 1980 to test for PCBs in indoor air and to make fixes if levels are high.
Climate Change and Drought
Climate Change is Impacting Drought in Vermont Drought is a prolonged dry period caused by less than normal rainfall or snowfall for an extended period of time. Drought can lead to water shortages, meaning there is less water available for...
Winter Weather
Winter Weather Can Affect Your Health The cold can cause frostbite or hypothermia and can contribute to heart attacks when shoveling snow. Icy conditions can cause slips and falls when walking and crashes while driving. Plus, climate change is causing...
What Should You Test?
The Health Department Lab tests for radon, blue green algae and for bacteria in water.
Mercury
At room temperature, metallic mercury is a shiny, silver-white liquid. Breathing in vapors of metallic mercury can cause health effects.
Carpet Chemicals
Chemicals in Carpets Most carpet is made with synthetic (human-made) materials. However, carpets can also be made of wool or other natural materials. Most carpet has at least two parts: the cushion or pad for support and noise reduction, and...
Air Quality
Outdoor air can contain pollutants. Air pollution has been linked to specific health problems—such as asthma, heart disease, and lung cancer.
Heart Attacks
Investigators both in the U.S. and abroad have shown relationships between short- and long-term exposure to air pollution and the increased risk of heart attack and other forms of heart disease.
Indoor Air Quality
Air Quality in Your Home National studies have shown that air pollution in our homes can be more of a health concern than air pollution outside. Indoor pollutant levels may, in fact, be many times higher than outdoor levels. There...