Chemicals and contaminants

Information relating to the safety of chemicals and contaminants.

• Buying, using, storing and disposing of household chemicals
• Carbon monoxide safety
• Clean-up guide for small mercury spills in the home
• Cockburn cement
• Guide to selecting a pest management business
• Lead exposure
• Lead exposure and firearms use
• Lead exposure – how to reduce your risk
• Lead in playground equipment
• Mercury and compact fluorescent lamps
• Mercury exposure
• Lead exposure – minimising the health risks associated with lead in Northampton soils
• Per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)
• Pregnancy and pesticides
• Safe use and storage of chemicals for your pool
• Stay safe around copper chrome arsenate treated wood
• Testing or cleaning a house for drug contamination
• Understanding the labels on household chemicals
• Using household chemicals safely
• Using pesticides safely