Chemical and Pollution Control Publications
Air Quality
- Air Villains Trading Cards (309 Kb - pdf)
- Clean Driving Bookmark (131 Kb - pdf)
- Clean Air in 10 Easy Steps (450 Kb - pdf)
- Getting There with Clean Air Activity Booklet (1.6 Mb - pdf)
- Backyard Burning (469 Kb - pdf)
- Does Burning Trash Make It Disappear? (16 Kb - html)
- Questions and Answers about Acid Rain (18 Kb - html)
- Ozone, the Pollution Paradox (21 Kb - html)
- What is Ozone and How is it Formed? (47 Kb - pdf)
- Reducing Summertime Air Pollution from Powered Lawn and Garden Equipment (11 Kb - html)
- New Gas Cans Fact Sheet (13 Kb - html)
- Improved Gasoline Storage Containers (120 Kb - pdf)
- Heavy-Duty Vehicle Idling Laws (10 Kb - html)
- Vehicles Pollute (11 Kb - html)
- Vehicle Pollution Fact Sheet
- 2006 Acid Rain Executive Summary (34 Kb - html)
- 2007 Enhanced I/M Program Annual Report
- Division of Air Policies and Guidance Documents (These documents provide information on the application of the air quality program's regulations and requirements)
- Division of Air Regional Offices (618 Kb - pdf)
Water Quality
- New York State Stormwater Management Design Manual (23 Kb - pdf)
- Water Operator Facts Newsletter (Current/Past Issues 2000 to present)
- Water Quality Study of the Finger Lakes (14 Kb - html)
- New York/New Jersey Harbor Contaminant Assessment and Reduction Project (15 Kb- html)
- Handbook on Wastewater Management for Local Representatives (html with links to pdfs)
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- NYS List of Impaired Waters (11 Kb - pdf)
Brownfield and Superfund Programs
- Brownfield Toolbox (1.2 Mb - pdf)
- Brownfields - Transform the Past, Build the Future (1.06 Mb - pdf)
- Remediation Guidance and Policy Documents (24 Kb - html)
- Remedial Program Annual Report - 2007/2008 (618 Kb - pdf)
- Remedial Program Annual Report - 2006/2007 (1.2 Mb - pdf)
- Fact Sheets on Remedial Program Elements (9 Kb - html)
- 2000 Toxic Release Inventory Report (57 Kb - pdf)
- Technical Guide for Screening Contaminated Sediments (158 Kb - pdf)
- Fish and Wildlife Impact Analysis for Inactive Hazardous Waste Sites (543 Kb - pdf )
Spill Response and Bulk Storage Programs
- Petroleum-Contaminated Soil Guidance Policy (96 Kb - pdf)
- Biocell and Biopile Designs for Small Scale Petroleum-Contaminated Soil Projects (108 Kb - pdf)
- Tips for Keeping your Gasoline and Household Chemicals Out of Your Water Supply (13 Kb - html)
- New York State's Spill Response Program for Petroleum and Hazardous Materials (82 Kb - pdf)
- Tank Bulletin for New York Bulk Storage Program 2005 (173 Kb - pdf)
- Remedial Programs Annual Reports
- Underground Heating Oil Tank: A Homeowner's Guide (19 Kb - html)
- Spill Guidance Manual - SGM (87 Kb - pdf)
Pesticides
- Pesticide Application and Water Quality (214 Kb - pdf)
- Protective Clothing for Handling Pesticides (99 Kb - pdf)
- Why Manage Pests? (194 Kb - pdf)
- IPM In and Around Your House (167 Kb - pdf)
- Understanding Pesticide Labels (63 Kb - pdf)
- Home Pest Management and Children (126 Kb - pdf)
- Water Quality and Home Pesticide Use (173 Kb - pdf)
- Fish and Wildlife Related Impacts of Pesticides for the Control of Mosquitos and Blackflies (42 Kb - pdf)
- The Toxicity of Diquat, Endothal and Fluridone to the Early Life Stages of Fish (131 Kb - pdf)
- Assessment of the Risks to Aquatic Life from the Use of Pressure Treated Wood in Water (210 Kb - pdf)
Recycling
- Reuse It or Lose It! (481 Kb - pdf)
- The Reusable Lunch Box (110 Kb - pdf)
- Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Compost and Buy Recycled! (612 Kb - pdf)
- Save That Office Paper (STOP) (47 Kb - pdf)
- Your School Can STOP (Save That Outgoing Paper) (87 Kb -pdf)
- Don't Let Your Tires, Used Oil or Lead-Acid Batteries Pollute the Environment (43 Kb - pdf)
- New Requirements for Vehicle Dismantlers
- Everything You Have Always Wanted to Know About Home Composting But Were Afraid to Ask (292 Kb - pdf)
- School Resource Book (1.08 Mb- pdf)
- RW Goes to School (412 Kb - pdf)
- Gee Whiz Recycling Facts (181 Kb - pdf)
- New York State Earth Day Tips (213 Kb - pdf)
- New York Recycles Teacher Lessons and Activities (739 Kb - pdf)
- Let's Pick It Up New York Pamphlet (284 Kb - pdf)
- Let's Pick It Up New York Resource Guide (280 Kb - pdf)
- State Agency Resource Book (299 Kb - pdf)
Household Hazardous Waste
- Managing and Disposing of Household Hazardous Waste (211 Kb - pdf)
- Household Hazardous Waste Disposal and Alternatives Chart (27 Kb - pdf)
- Household Paints Disposal (320 Kb - pdf)
- Solvents Disposal (39 Kb - pdf)
- Automotive Products Disposal (39 Kb - pdf)
- Pesticide Disposal (39 Kb - pdf)
- Cleaning Products Disposal (39 Kb - pdf)
- Reduce Your Use: Substitute Common Household Items for Hazardous Products (13 Kb - pdf)
Pollution Prevention
- Pollution Prevention Program Evaluation - 36 month report (888 Kb - pdf)
- Pollution Prevention: Let's Work Together (253 Kb - pdf)
- Pollution Prevention Tips for Pressure Treated Wood (72 Kb - pdf)
- NYS DEC Mercury Work Group Recommendations to Meet the Mercury Challenge (80 Kb - pdf)
- Pollution Prevention Guide to Reducing Mercury Emissions from Health Care Facility Incinerators (29 Kb - pdf)
- Used Oil Regulations: A Quick Guide for Auto Repair Shops (27 Kb - pdf)
- New York State Environmental Assistance Network Service Providers Directory (128 Kb - pdf)
- Hazardous Waste Guide for Farmers
- Vacuum Gauge Safety For Dairy Farmers
- Pressure Gauge Safety for Plumbers
- Training Video or DVD "Pollution Prevention for New York State Ski Areas: Doing your Part". Contact Michelle Hinman, NYS DEC, Pollution Prevention Unit, 625 Broadway, Albany, NY 12233-1750, (518) 402-9469. Please specify video or DVD format.
- Pollution Prevention Ski Area Checklist (119 Kb - pdf)
- Ski Tips for Pollution Prevention (137 Kb - pdf)
- Environmental Management Systems
- Attention Anglers - make the switch to non-lead fishing tackle to protect our wildlife (57 Kb - pdf)
- Clean Boating Tips for Recreational Boaters
Environmental Compliance and Pollution Prevention and Environmental Self Assessment Manuals
- Environmental Compliance Guide for Auto Body Shops (297 Kb - pdf)
- Environmental Report Packet for Auto Body Shops (109 Kb - pdf)
- Environmental Compliance and Pollution Prevention Guide for Automobile Recyclers
- Environmental Compliance and Pollution Prevention Training Manual for Campus-Based Organizations (75 Kb - pdf)
- Environmental Self-Audit for Campus-based Organizations (336 Kb - pdf)
- Environmental Compliance and Pollution Prevention Guide for the Food Processing Industry (243 Kb - pdf)
- Environmental Self-Assessment for the Food Processing Industry (102 Kb - pdf)
- Environmental Self-Assessment for Health Care Facilities (450 Kb - pdf)
- Environmental Self-Audit for Small Business (238 Kb - pdf)
- Environmental Compliance and Pollution Prevention for Businesses & Local Government (283 Kb - pdf)
- Environmental Compliance & Pollution Prevention Guide for Small Quantity Generators (1.4 Mb - pdf)
- Environmental Compliance & Pollution Prevention Guide for the Electronics and Computer Industry (438 Kb - pdf)
- Environmental Self-Assessment for the Electronics and Computer Industry (163 Kb - pdf)
- Environmental Compliance & Pollution Prevention Guide for Lithographic Printers (202 Kb - pdf)
- Environmental Self-Assessment for Lithographic Printers (92 Kb - pdf)
- Environmental Compliance, Pollution Prevention and Environmental Self-Assessment Guide for the Marina Industry (728 Kb - pdf)
- Environmental Compliance and Pollution Prevention Guide for the Metal Finishing Industry (341 Kb - pdf)
- Environmental Self-Assessment for the Metal Finishing Industry (1.95 Mb - pdf)
- Environmental Self-Assessment for the Pulp and Paper Industry (443 Kb - pdf)
- Environmental Compliance, Pollution Prevention and Self-Assessment Guide for Vehicle Maintenance Shops (579 Kb - pdf)
- Fact Sheet - Environmental Compliance, Pollution Prevention and Self-Assessment for Vehicle Maintenance Shops
- Environmental Compliance & Pollution Prevention Guide for the Wood Furniture and Fixture Industry (108 Kb - pdf)
- Environmental Self-Assessment for the Wood Furniture and Fixture Industry (753 Kb - pdf)
