Home, Garden, and Automotive Chemicals

House and Garden Chemicals

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Contamination Evidence

• Detection of chemicals in well water tests.

Causes

• Improper use of storage.
• Improper disposal in backyard, ditches, low ground, septic systems, and overgrown ditches.

Prevention

• Proper use.
• Public information and education.
• Provide local disposal facilities for unused chemicals and chemical containers.
• Encourage use of less hazardous products.

Deicing Salts

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Contamination Evidence

• Salty taste in well water.
• High chloride level in well water tests.

Causes

• Runoff from salt storage piles and highways.

Prevention

• Proper protection of salt storage
• Minimize use of salt.
• Use alternative deicing materials.