County of San Diego - Environmental Health
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County of San Diego - Environmental Health

 
County of San Diego - Environmental Health

County of San Diego - Environmental Health To report sanitation problems, fires, water outages, and sewage backups at restaurants and other food facilities within San Diego County...

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To report sanitation problems, fires, water outages, and sewage backups at restaurants and other food facilities within SanDiego County
County of San Diego - Environmental Health

County of San Diego - Environmental Health Photos of Vector Control staff in the field and hard at work.

Gary Erbeck
Gary Erbeck
Great photos of the state's top vector surveillance and control program staff working hard to protect the public health.
November 4 at 11:25am
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County of San Diego - Environmental Health Part II of II - The Greening ofthe County of San Diego

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From a re-circulating water filtration bacteria zapper to the heat reflecting cool roof and solar panels on a state-of-the-art long-term care facility, the County of San Diego is finding more ways to protect the environment and save taxpayers millions.
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County of San Diego - Environmental Health EIGHT MORE WILD MICE TEST POSITIVE FOR HANTAVIRUS
Use Caution When Cleaning Up Rodent Droppings

Source: www.sdcounty.ca.gov
Hantavirus is a rare but deadly disease that humans catch from infected rodents, particularly Harvest and Deer mice. About 35% of the people who get the virus die from it. Hantavirus can infect anyone. Knowing about the virus and ways to prevent catching it can help protect you.
County of San Diego - Environmental Health

County of San Diego - Environmental Health Part I of II - The Greening of the County of San Diego

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From a re-circulating water filtration bacteria zapper to the heat reflecting cool roof and solar panels on a state-of-the-art long-term care facility, the County of San Diego is finding more ways to protect the environment and save taxpayers millions.
County of San Diego - Environmental Health

County of San Diego - Environmental Health Photos of Vector Control staff in the field and hard at work.

Gary Erbeck
Gary Erbeck
Great photos of the state's top vector surveillance and control program staff working hard to protect the public health.
November 4 at 11:25am
County of San Diego - Environmental Health

County of San Diego - Environmental Health When Hazmat teams arrive at the scene of an emergency, they must quickly determine what chemicals are present. Though there is high-tech equipment to aid in identifying chemicals, those devices can have limitations. So responders must be able to quickly identify unknown solids and liquids, and act accordingly. Check this video for more details!

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San Diego Hazmat trains first responders in unknown substance identification.
County of San Diego - Environmental Health

County of San Diego - Environmental Health FDA posts press releases and other notices of recalls and market withdrawals from the firms involved as a service to consumers, the media, and other interested parties. FDA does not endorse either the product or the company.

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Plum Organics ™ announced today that it is taking the precautionary measure of voluntarily recalling one particular batch of its 4.22 oz. Apple & Carrot Portable Pouch baby food with the best by date May ...
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County of San Diego - Environmental Health
DEH ISSUED A BOIL WATER ORDER FOR THE LOS TULES MUTUAL WATER COMPANY SMALL DRINKING WATER SYSTEM located at 32995 Camino Moro, Warner Springs, CA 92086 effective immediately. The system tested present for total coliform bacteria which can come from soils & other environmental sources. The Boil Water Order will remain i...n effect until the distribution system is disinfected & samples confirm the absence of bacteria.Read More

October 14 at 4:00pm
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County of San Diego - Environmental Health Local Meat Company Recalls More Than 900 Lbs. Of Beef

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SAN DIEGO -- A San Diego-based meat wholesaler has recalled some 925 pounds of ground-beef that might be contaminated with E. coli. Tuesday, October 13, 2009.
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County of San Diego - Environmental Health Why Don't We Do It In Our Sleeves?

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How can you teach cough etiquetteto the coughers around you? Consider purchasing DVDs or licenses... please. You'll get the video in great resolution in multiple languages. And we'll be able to keep making humorous health education videos in many languages for you. ...
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County of San Diego - Environmental Health More about Pollution Prevention!

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Since 1993 the Department of Toxic Substances Controlhas celebrated Pollution Prevention Week (P2 Week) bycreatingpartnerships toreduce the generation of hazardous waste.This ...
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County of San Diego - Environmental Health Pollution Prevention Week!

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Our oceans cover over 140 million square miles (over 70%) of our planet with an average depth of 12,200 feet and 36,200 feet at its deepest. It is a source of pleasure, food, beauty and mystery, with less than 10% of this vast world explored by humans. ...
County of San Diego - Environmental Health

County of San Diego - Environmental Health
Two of DEH's newest hazmat responders attended Hazmat Tech 1C classes last week in Twenty-nine Palms, California. "C week" (which follows A & B weeks) covers Monitoring Equipment, Resources, Communications and Personal Protective Equipment. A and B weeks teach "Chemistry for Responders" and "Applied Chemistry", respect...ively. The Hazmat Technician series is 160 total and meets OSHA requirements under 29 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 1910.120 and the California Code of Regulations Title 8. Section 5192. Stay tuned! For more information visit http://www.sdcounty.ca.gov/deh/hazmat/hmd_hirt.htmlRead More

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The San Diego County Department of Environmental Health Hazardous Incident Response Team (DEH-HIRT) consists of ten California State Certified Hazardous Material Specialists. The team was founded in 1981 by the Unified Disaster Council and is funded by a Joint Powers Agreement. ...
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County of San Diego - Environmental Health Two mice in the North County test positive hantavirus. County Environmental Health officials want to make sure you know how to properly clean up rodent droppings and nests to prevent spread of the virus.

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County Vector Control officials confirmed today that one wild harvest mouse in Rancho Santa Fe and one northern Baja deer mouse in Rancho Bernardo trapped during routine monitoring tested positive for hantavirus.