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Water Tips At Home

Here are tips on what you can do around your home to help improve water quality.

Do's and Don'ts Around the Home - (An EPA Journal article, November/December 1991) Learn how to protect your water from nonpoint source pollution through the proper use of household chemicals, water conservation, and community action.

Children's Health protection - Also features tips on how to protect children from environmental threats.

Economic Benefits of Runoff Control - The purpose of this report is to show that certain urban runoff management controls can be incorporated into a development in a way that provides aesthetic and economic benefits.

Home Guide for Medical Waste Disposal - Disposal of medical waste is a major polluter of our nation's beaches, what is going on to protect them, and who is involved.

Backyard Conservation  - A new campaign shows you how conservation practices that are used on agricultural land across the country to conserve and improve natural resources can be adapted for use on the land around your home. These practices help the environment and can make your yard more attractive and enjoyable.

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