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Schleswig-Holstein

Environmental health protection

Source: Zuständigkeitsfinder Schleswig-Holstein (Linie6Plus)

Service Description

Environmental health protection deals with issues such as mold growth indoors, pollutants in drinking water and bathing water hygiene.

Effective protection of public health also includes the aspect of environmental health protection (EHP). The EHS deals with environment-related health risks. Its tasks include, in the case of biological, chemical and physical pollution (noxious substances)

  • carrying out a risk assessment,
  • assessing the risks and communicating them to those affected and the public,
  • to create the data basis for an appropriate environmental medical assessment through its own investigations, if necessary.

Important topics of the UGS include indoor air pollution, mold growth indoors, foreign substances in breast milk, pollutants in drinking water and bathing water hygiene.


Who should I contact?
  • Health authorities of the districts and independent cities

or

  • State Office for Social Services (LAsD), Department 34
What are the fees?
  • Consultations within the framework of the UGS are free of charge.
  • Breast milk tests for foreign substances at the State Office for Social Services are free of charge.
  • Costs may be incurred for other services. Detailed information can be obtained from the responsible office.
Legal basis
Author

The text was automatically translated based on the German content.

Teaser

Environmental health protection deals with issues such as mold growth indoors, pollutants in drinking water and bathing water hygiene.

Who should I contact?

  • Health authorities of the districts and independent cities

or

  • State Office for Social Services (LAsD), Department 34

What are the fees?

  • Consultations within the framework of the UGS are free of charge.
  • Breast milk tests for foreign substances at the State Office for Social Services are free of charge.
  • Costs may be incurred for other services. Detailed information can be obtained from the responsible office.

Legal basis

Author

The text was automatically translated based on the German content.

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