Chemical and Pollution Control Publications
Air Quality
- Air Villains Trading Cards
- Clean Driving Bookmark (PDF) (131 KB)
- Clean Air in 10 Easy Steps (PDF) (450 KB)
- Getting There with Clean Air Activity Booklet (PDF) (1.6 MB)
- Questions and Answers about Acid Rain
- Ozone, the Pollution Paradox
- What is Ozone and How is it Formed? (PDF) (47 KB)
- Reducing Summertime Air Pollution from Powered Lawn and Garden Equipment
- New Gas Cans Fact Sheet
- Improved Gasoline Storage Containers (PDF) (120 KB)
- Heavy-Duty Vehicle Idling Laws
- Vehicles Pollute
- Vehicle Pollution Fact Sheet
- 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 (PDF) (618 KB)
Water Quality
- New York State Stormwater Management Design Manual (PDF) (23 KB)
- Water Quality Study of the Finger Lakes
- New York/New Jersey Harbor Contaminant Assessment and Reduction Project
- Handbook on Wastewater Management for Local Representatives (HTML with links to PDFs)
- Descriptive Data of Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plants
- NYS List of Impaired Waters (PDF) (11 KB)
- SPDES Compliance and Enforcement Annual Report 2010/2011 (PDF) (1.1 MB)
Brownfield and Superfund Programs
- Brownfield Toolbox (PDF) (1.2 MB)
- Brownfields - Transform the Past, Build the Future (PDF) (1.06 MB)
- Remediation Guidance and Policy Documents
- Remedial Program Annual Report - 2007/2008 (PDF) (618 KB)
- Remedial Program Annual Report - 2006/2007 (PDF) (1.2 MB)
- Fact Sheets on Remedial Program Elements
- 2000 Toxic Release Inventory Report (PDF) (57 KB)
- Technical Guide for Screening Contaminated Sediments (PDF) (158 KB)
- Fish and Wildlife Impact Analysis for Inactive Hazardous Waste Sites (PDF) (543 KB)
Spill Response and Bulk Storage Programs
- Petroleum-Contaminated Soil Guidance Policy (PDF) (96 KB)
- Biocell and Biopile Designs for Small Scale Petroleum-Contaminated Soil Projects (PDF) (108 KB)
- Tips for Keeping your Gasoline and Household Chemicals Out of Your Water Supply
- New York State's Spill Response Program for Petroleum and Hazardous Materials (PDF) (82 KB)
- Tank Bulletin for New York Bulk Storage Program 2005 (PDF) (173 KB)
- Underground Heating Oil Tank: A Homeowner's Guide
- Spill Guidance Manual - SGM (PDF) (87 KB)
Pesticides and Pest Management
- Pesticide Application and Water Quality (PDF) (214 KB)
- Protective Clothing for Handling Pesticides (PDF) (99 KB)
- Why Manage Pests? (PDF) (194 KB)
- IPM In and Around Your House (PDF) (167 KB)
- Land Care and Pest Management Practices (PDF) (3.8 MB)
- Understanding Pesticide Labels (PDF) (63 KB)
- Home Pest Management and Children (PDF) (126 KB)
- Water Quality and Home Pesticide Use (PDF) (173 KB)
- Fish and Wildlife Related Impacts of Pesticides for the Control of Mosquitos and Blackflies (PDF) (42 KB)
- The Toxicity of Diquat, Endothal and Fluridone to the Early Life Stages of Fish (PDF) (131 KB)
- Assessment of the Risks to Aquatic Life from the Use of Pressure Treated Wood in Water (PDF) (210 KB)
Recycling
- Reuse It or Lose It! (PDF) (481 KB)
- The Reusable Lunch Box (PDF) (110 KB)
- Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Compost and Buy Recycled! (PDF) (612 KB)
- Save That Office Paper (STOP) (PDF) (47 KB)
- Your School Can STOP (Save That Outgoing Paper) (PDF) (87 KB)
- Don't Let Your Tires, Used Oil or Lead-Acid Batteries Pollute the Environment (PDF) (43 KB)
- New Requirements for Vehicle Dismantlers
- Everything You Have Always Wanted to Know About Home Composting But Were Afraid to Ask (PDF) (292 KB)
- School Resource Book (PDF) (1.08 MB)
- RW Goes to School (PDF) (412 KB)
- Recycling Facts (PDF) (580 KB)
- New York State Earth Day Tips (PDF) (213 KB)
- New York Recycles Teacher Lessons and Activities (PDF) (739 KB)
- Leave It On the Lawn (PDF) (289 KB)
- Precycle (PDF) (181 KB)
- Let's Pick It Up New York Pamphlet (PDF) (640 KB)
- Let's Pick It Up New York Resource Guide (PDF) (280 KB)
- State Agency Resource Book (PDF) (299 KB)
Household Hazardous Waste
- Managing and Disposing of Household Hazardous Waste (PDF) (211 KB)
- Household Hazardous Waste Disposal and Alternatives Chart (PDF) (27 KB)
- Household Paints Disposal (PDF) (320 KB)
- Solvents Disposal (PDF) (39 KB)
- Automotive Products Disposal (PDF) (39 KB)
- Pesticide Disposal (PDF) (39 KB)
- Cleaning Products Disposal (PDF) (39 KB)
- Reduce Your Use: Substitute Common Household Items for Hazardous Products (PDF) (13 KB)
Pollution Prevention
- Pollution Prevention Program Evaluation - 36 month report (PDF) (888 KB)
- Pollution Prevention: Let's Work Together (PDF) (253 KB)
- Pollution Prevention Tips for Pressure Treated Wood (PDF) (72 KB)
- NYS DEC Mercury Work Group Recommendations to Meet the Mercury Challenge (PDF) (80 KB)
- Pollution Prevention Guide to Reducing Mercury Emissions from Health Care Facility Incinerators (PDF) (29 KB)
- Used Oil Regulations: A Quick Guide for Auto Repair Shops (PDF) (27 KB)
- 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 (PDF) (119 KB)
- Ski Tips for Pollution Prevention (PDF) (137 KB)
- Environmental Management Systems
- Attention Anglers (PDF) - make the switch to non-lead fishing tackle to protect our wildlife (57 KB)
- Clean Boating Tips for Recreational Boaters
Environmental Compliance and Pollution Prevention and Environmental Self Assessment Manuals
- Environmental Compliance Guide for Auto Body Shops (PDF) (297 KB)
- Environmental Report Packet for Auto Body Shops (PDF) (109 KB)
- Environmental Compliance and Pollution Prevention Guide for Automobile Recyclers
- Environmental Self Audit for Small Businesses (PDF) (126 KB)
- Environmental Compliance Assistance for Small Businesses (PDF) (528 KB)
- Environmental Compliance, Pollution Prevention and Self-Assessment Guide for Vehicle Maintenance Shops (PDF) (579 KB)
- Fact Sheet - Environmental Compliance, Pollution Prevention and Self-Assessment for Vehicle Maintenance Shops
