Fact Sheets
Each fact sheet and brochure is provided in PDF format.
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Protect Yourself and Your Family
- DOH Lithium Ion Battery Flyer
- A Citizen’s Guide to Capping (EPA)
- A Citizen’s Guide to Excavation of Contaminated Soil (EPA)
- A Citizen’s Guide to In Situ Chemical Oxidation (EPA)
- A Citizen’s Guide to Monitored Natural Attenuation (EPA)
- A Local Guide to Eating Fish Safely
- Explosives Safety Guidance to Help Protect You from Munitions Hazards in the Waikoloa Maneuver Area – Areawide Environmental Hazard Management Plan
- How to Prevent Exposing Your Family to Take-Home Lead HI-CLPPP
- Kauaʻi Cancer Inquiries
- Living with Lead – A Guide on Possible Sources of Lead Exposure HI-CLPPP
- Protecting Keiki from Vog
- Protect Your Baby from Arsenic in Rice and Other Foods
- Results of Keaʻau Arsenic Urine Testing
- The Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPA)
- What you need to know about RF Energy and 5G cellular networks 2019
For Property Owners
- Identifying and Managing Contaminated Media August 2020
- How to Choose a Consultant – April 2020
- Use of DU-MIS Sampling Methods for Risk-Based Investigation of Contaminated Soil and Sediment – HDOH April 2020
- A Landowners’ Guide to Environmental Hazard Management Plans (EHMP)
- Arsenic in Canec Ceilings and Wallboard in Hawaiʻi
- Evaluation of Fill Materials for Chemical Contaminants 2010
- Homeowners’ Guide to Soil Testing for Arsenic
- What You Need to Know About Working with Lead-Based Paint HI-CLPPP
For Schools
- Clean Soil: A Building Block for Creating a Safe Garden at Your School
- Lead, Arsenic and Organochlorine Pesticides in Soils at Hawaiʻi Schools
- Taking Care of K-12 Students During Kīlauea’s Eruption
For Employers
For Developers
- Identifying and Managing Contaminated Media, August 2020
- How To Choose A Consultant, 05/06/2020
- Construction EHMP Fact Sheet, 02/05/2020
Arsenic
- Arsenic in Canec Ceilings and Wallboard in Hawaiʻi
- Arsenic in Hawaiian Soils Questions and Answers on Health Concerns
- Arsenic in Soil – Former Pesticide Mixing Area, Aʻalona Place, Kīlauea, Kauaʻi
- Homeowners’ Guide to Soil Testing for Arsenic
- Lead, Arsenic and Organochlorine Pesticides in Soils at Hawaiʻi Schools
- Protect Your Baby from Arsenic in Rice and Other Foods
- Results of Keaʻau Arsenic Urine Testing
Anthrax
Ecological Risk Assessment
- Ala Wai Watershed Management
- Controlling Wastewater on Puakō Reef
- Ecological Effect of Lava in Marine Environments
- Green Sea Turtles Exposed to Lead Pellets
Lead
- How to Prevent Exposing Your Family to Take-Home Lead HI-CLPPP
- Kaimalino Beach, Kailua, Lead Shot
- Keep Your Keiki Lead Free HI-CLPPP
- Lead, Arsenic and Organochlorine Pesticides in Soils at Hawaiʻi Schools
- Lead in Fishing Sinkers HI-CLPPP
- Lead in Hawaiian Soils – Questions and Answers
- Lead Sources Checklist HI-CLPPP
- Living with Lead – A Guide on Possible Sources of Lead Exposure HI-CLPPP
- What You Need to Know About Working with Lead-Based Paint HI-CLPPP
- Soil Contamination Response Action for Hakalau Stream Bridge and Hakalau Beach Park
Methamphetamine
- Clandestine Methamphetamine Laboratories
- Methamphetamine Manufacturing Site Information for Property Owners and Managers
Pesticides / Termiticides
- A Guide to Soil Testing for Organochlorine Termiticides at Residential Sites in Hawaiʻi
- Past Use of Chlordane, Dieldrin, and other Organochlorine Pesticides for Termite Control in Hawaiʻi – Safe Management Practices
- Pesticide Regulation at the Hawaiʻi Department of Health
- Statewide Pesticide Sampling Pilot Project
- Summary of HDOH Pesticide Investigation, Kahekili Terrace, Wailuku
Volcano / Vog
- Frequently Asked Questions on Vog from Kīlauea Volcano (USGS)
- Protecting Keiki from Vog
- Taking Care of K-12 Students During Kīlauea’s Eruption
- Volcanic Air Pollution – A Hazard in Hawaiʻi USGS
Unexploded Ordnance Safety
About HEER / HEER Office Procedures:
- Identifying and Managing Contaminated Media August 2020
- HEER Assessment and Cleanup of Contaminated Sites
- HEER Fast Track Cleanups
- HEER Voluntary Response Program
- HEPCRA Tier II Reporting, March 2025