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Advice on mosquito control during floods and public events
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Dioxins in Sydney Harbour and Parramatta River – Health advice for recreational fishers
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Fees and penalties - Public Health Act 2010 and Public Health Regulation 2022
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Full body scan and virtual colonoscopy health risks
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Legionella control in cooling water systems - Authorised officer
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NSW Health's role in the regulation of cooling water systems
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PFOS and PFOA – Williamtown RAAF Site Contamination
Preventing cryptosporidiosis: a guide for persons with HIV, AIDS
Public Health Regulation 2022 - Key changes
Public swimming pools and spa pools - Incident response protocol for contamination of surfaces
Public swimming pools and spa pools - Incident response protocol for failure to meet microbiological parameters
Public swimming pools and spa pools - Incident response protocol for formed stool and vomit contamination
Public swimming pools and spa pools that use chlorine with cyanuric acid - Incident response protocol for diarrhoeal incident
Public swimming pools and spa pools that use chlorine without cyanuric acid - Incident response protocol for diarrhoeal incident
Questions and answers about mosquito bite avoidance
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