Our job is to inform Lake County residents on issues related to indoor and outdoor air quality. This includes monitoring ozone and ozone action days, offering radon testing kits, providing information about the Clean Air Act, investigating inquiries about leaf and, or open burning, helping students with service projects related to the environment, and offering advice regarding mold or mildew, asthma and flood or sewer cleanups. View The State of Lake County's Air Quality Report (PDF).
  

Mold

Learn how to prevent the growth of mold/mildew in a building:  

• Mold Brochure (English) (PDF)
• Mold Brochure (Spanish) (PDF)

Leaf and/or Open Burning

 Click here for a list of municipalities with open and burning restrictions.
 

Asthma

How to reduce asthma triggers:  

• Asthma Brochure (English) (PDF)
• Asthma Brochure (Spanish) (PDF)
• Asthma and Air Fresheners (English) (PDF)

Radon

• Read the latest about radon
• Request a radon test kit via email

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Flood/Sewer Cleanup

• Cleaning Up After Flooding or Sewer Backups (English) (PDF)
• Cleaning Up After Flooding or Sewer Backups (Spanish)