Environmental and Natural Resource Issues

 

Publications

 

Agriculture and Water Quality

# Title PDF
ID-166 On-Farm Composting of Animal Mortalities YES
ID-167 On-Farm Disposal of Animal Mortalities YES
ID-175 Riparian Buffers YES

 

General Environmental Information

# Title PDF
IP-76 Hazardous Chemicals and Your Body YES
IP-77 Know the Facts: Hazardous Chemicals and Your Body YES
IP-59 Indoor Air Quality: Reducing Health Risks and Improving the Air You Breathe YES
IP-60 Lead in and Around the Home YES
IP-62 Improving Yard and Garden Care YES
IP-63 Liquid Fuels: Safe Handling and Storage YES
IP-66 Heating and Cooling Systems: Saving Energy and Staying Safe YES
ENRI-505 Green Living YES

 

Environmental Health

# Title PDF
ENRI-500
Mercury and Health
YES
ENRI-501
Mercury in Homes
YES
ENRI-502
Mercury in Schools
YES
ENRI-503
Mercury in Fish
YES
ENRI-504
Lead Poisoning Prevention
YES
ENRI-506
Climate Change and Children's Environmental Health
YES

 

Water Quality and Drinking Water

# Title PDF
FCS3-350 The Wildcat Way to Wellness: Water, The Liquid of Life YES
IP-1 Understanding the Water System YES
IP-1s Understanding the Water System: Summary Sheet YES
IP-2 Conserving Water at Home YES
IP-3 Testing Private Water Sources YES
IP-5 Drinking Water Standards YES
IP-7 Hard Water - To Soften or Not to Soften YES
IP-31 Nitrates -
IP-61 Site Assessment: Protecting Water Quality around Your Home YES
IP-65 Storm Water Management YES
IP-68 Management of Wells for Drinking Water YES
IP-73 Living Along a Kentucky Stream YES
ENRI-100 Having Problems with Your Water? YES
ENRI-101 Agriculture Water Quality Act: Your Responsibilities as a Landowner YES
ENRI-107 Best Management Practices for Water Quality: Filter Strips YES
ENRI-108 Best Management Practices for Water Quality: Grassed Waterways YES
ENRI-109 Best Management Practices for Water Quality: Riparian Buffer YES
ENRI-110 Best Management Practices for Water Quality: Managing Nutrients on the Farm to Protect Water Quality YES
ENRI-111 Frequently Asked Questions About the Agriculture Water Quality Act: Fact Sheet #1 YES
ENRI-112 Frequently Asked Questions About the Agriculture Water Quality Act: Fact Sheet #2 YES
ENRI-113 Understanding the Agriculture Water Quality Act YES
ENRI-114 Using Alternative / Experimental Practices in Your Agriculture Water Quality Plan YES
ENRI-115 Corrective Measures Process for the Agriculture Water Quality Act YES
ENRI-125 Simple & Safe Pesticide Storage YES
ENRI-127 Simple Steps to Conserve Water at Home YES
ENRI-128 Saving Water During Emergencies YES
ENRI-129 Water Content of Fruits and Vegetables YES
ENRI-130 Understanding Drought YES
ENRI-131 Incentives for Fencing Streams YES
ENRI-132 What is a Watershed? English Version YES
ENRI - 132 What is a Watershed? Spanish Version YES
ENRI-133 Wetlands YES
ENRI-134 Nonpoint Source Pollution, English Version YES
ENRI-134 Nonpoint Source Pollution, Spanish Version YES
ENRI-135 What is a TMDL? YES
ENRI-136 Nutrient Management Planning Guidelines YES
ENRI-137 Water Management in the Home Landscape YES
ENRI-138 Practical BMP's for Watersheds YES
ENRI-139 Dead Animal Disposal YES
ENRI-200 Do's and Don'ts of Taking Care of a Well YES
ENRI-201 Disinfecting Your Well (Summarized Instructions) YES
ENRI-202 What You Need to Know About Testing Your Well Water YES
ENRI-203 Basic Needs for a Cistern Water System YES
ENRI-204 Choosing Cistern Material and Location YES
ENRI-205 Cleaning and Disinfecting a Cistern YES
ENRI-206 Can My Water Make Me Sick? YES
ENRI-207 Lead and Drinking Water: What You Need to Know YES
ENRI-208 Bacteria YES
ENRI-209 Hepatitis A YES
ENRI-210 A Boil Water Advisory or a Boil Water Notice YES
ENRI-211 Safe Drinking Water Act: Amendments of 1996 YES
ENRI-215 Preparing for a Water Emergency YES
ENRI-216 Consumer Confidence Reports: Information for Public Water System Customers YES
ENRI-217 Bottled Water Basics: Questions and Answers for Consumers YES
ENRI-218 Arsenic in Drinking Water YES
ENRI-219 Home Water Treatment YES
ENRI-220 Mercury in Fish: Advice for Consumers YES
ENRI-221 STATUS REPORT: Bacteria and Other Contaminants in Domestic Water Wells in the Jackson Purchase Region YES
ENRI-222 Disinfecting Your Well Water YES
ENRI-223 Water Recreation: Play it Safe and Healthy YES
ENRI-224 Rain Barrels YES
ENRI-225 Illicit Discharge YES

 

Solid Waste

# Title PDF
FCS4-904 Hazardous Household Substances: Alternatives that are Relatively Free of Toxic Effects -
IP-64 Managing Hazardous Household Products YES
IP-70 Managing Household Waste: Preventing, Re-Using, Recycling, and Composting YES
IP-71 Nutrient Management in Kentucky YES
IP-74 A Guide to Open Burning YES
IP-75 Know the Facts Before You Burn YES
ENRI-307 Constructing a Wire-Mesh Compost Bin YES
ENRI-308 Constructing a Wooden-Pallet Compost Bin YES
ENRI-309 Constructing a Snow-Fence Compost Bin YES
ENRI-310 Constructing a Wood-and-Wire Compost Bin YES
ENRI-311 Constructing a Garbage Can Compost Bin YES
ENRI-312 Constructing a Worm Composting Bin YES
ENRI-315 How to Recycle: Beginning Recycling at Home YES
ENRI-316 Disposal of Leftover Paint YES
ENRI-317 Recycling Used Oil YES
ENRI-318 Disposal of Batteries YES
ENRI-319 15 Fun Facts About Recycling YES
ENRI-320 Paint Disposal: Fact Sheet for UK CES Agent YES

 

Wastewater

# Title PDF
AGR-166 Maintaining Conventional Septic Systems YES
AGR-167 Septic Systems for Homeowners YES
IP-67 As a Citizen, What Do You Know About Wastewater? YES
IP-69 Household Wastewater: Septic Systems and Other Treatment Methods YES
ENRI-400 What is a Septic System & How Does It Work YES
ENRI-401 The Do's and Don'ts of Taking Care of a Septic System YES
ENRI-402 Your Septic System Isn't Working Right? YES
ENRI-404 Water Pollution From Sewage - How Can It Affect My Health? YES
ENRI-405 Municipal Wastewater Treatment Systems -
ENRI-406 Alternatives to Traditional Septic Systems YES
ENRI-407 Wastewater Treatment Options for Communities YES



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