Environmental protection aims to reduce the load on the environment and protects the environment from pollution. It tries to positively affect the status of the environment in the municipalities by granting permission and environmental administration services for various functions required by law, participating in the planning processes concerning the municipalities and the region, taking part in separate projects, informing about environmental matters, and promoting sustainable development.
Health inspection upholds and promotes the health of the population and the individual, and prevents, reduces and removes such factors in the living environment that may have an adverse effect on health. In the regions of Kouvola and Iitti, health monitoring supervises the healthiness of foodstuff; household and drinking water; living, working and meeting premises; and follows air quality, noise levels and waste management. It is responsible for product safety control and serves as a municipal chemical supervision authority. Air quality control service is also being sold to cover the need in Pohjois-Kymenlaakso.
Veterinary care includes providing basic veterinary services for utility animals and other household animals, preventing the spread of animal diseases, the supervision and control of foodstuff of animal origin as stated in the law on hygiene.
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