Environmental health 

This site includes material maintained by the Department of Human Services as well as selected links to environmental health material produced by others across Australia and internationally. 

What is Environmental Health? 
Environmental health has been defined in the National Environmental  Health Strategy as those aspects of human health determined by physical, chemical, biological and social factors in the environment. 

In the community 
For information about chemical drift, land and environmental health practice. 

In  the home
For information about air, asbestos in the home, lead, CCA (Copper chrome arsenate), pest control,  safe cleanup  of broken mercury thermometers  and water recycling. 

Water 
For information about drinking  water, rainwater tanks, recycling, legionella, swimming pools and spas and recreational waterways. 

Fluoridation  
Facts about fluoride, fluoridation of water supplies and your health, and information for  health professionals. 

Heatwave 
Heatwaves  can affect anybody  and cause illnesses such as heat cramps, heat exhaustion,  and heat stroke which may be fatal. 

Climate change 
For information relating to climate change and human health. 

Radiation  
For information about radiation safety. 

Legionella 
For information about Legionnaires' diseases,  the Legionella Risk Management Project, code  of practice, dairy farms, hospitals and aged care, legislation, registration, risk management plans and audits. 

Emergency management 
Provides general information on emergency management as well as specific information on bushfires (cleaning up after a bushfire; water tanks and bushfires; bushfire smoke and health; and fire retardants and health) and floods (flood hazards - protecting your health and safety; power blackouts - using alternative fuel and electricity generation safely; protecting yourself from animal and insect-related hazards; and moulds and your health).