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There are no current wild shellfish health alerts issued in Tasmania.
What we do
The natural and built (where we live) environment can affect your health and wellbeing. This includes:
- air quality
- Per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)
- water quality
- Legionella control
- Public health laboratory
- food safety
- radiation protection
- tobacco
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Learn about environmental health in Tasmania
Drinking water quality
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Find information about water quality in Tasmania including water safety contacts, mains drinking water, boil water alerts.
Air quality
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Find information about air quality in Tasmania including bushfire smoke and your health.
Per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)
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Find information about Per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in Tasmania.
Burial on private land
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Find information about burials in private land in Tasmania including a guide to the approval process.
Tourism and environmental health
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Find information about environmental health risks for tourism operators in in Tasmania.
Latest news
Floods
A health alert for floods and your health from the Department of Health (Tasmania).
Articles
PFAS monitoring in eels - advice about eating eels and fish
This advice is precautionary and is based on limited sampling and will remain in place until further information is available.
Derwent Estuary fish limits
A health alert for Derwent Estuary fish limits and your health from the Department of Health (Tasmania).
Bushfire Smoke and Your Health
A health alert for bushfire smoke and your health from the Department of Health (Tasmania).
Extreme heat health alert
A health alert for returning home after a bushfire and your health from the Department of Health (Tasmania).
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