INDOOR AIR QUALITY RESOURCES
- What Are The Causes of Indoor Air Pollution?
- Top 10 Solutions for Indoor Air Pollution
- Solutions to Indoor Air Pollution
- IAQ definitions/glossary
- What to Test: Indoor Air Pollutants
- How to Test: Indoor Air Quality Test Kits
- Professional Indoor Air Quality Testing
- EPA’s Methods for Testing
- EPA: Office buildings; Indoor Air Quality Guide
- Serious acute and chronic health risks
- EPA’s Pollutant Sources Introduction.
- Reference Guide to Major Indoor Air Pollutants in the Home
- Air Cleaners
- Health Effects of Indoor Air Quality Pollution
- Indoor Air Problems at The Office?
- “Improving Indoor Air Where You Work” AIHA
- Asbestos in Your Home (Protect Your Family) – EPA)
- Asbestos Health & Regulations (OSHA)
Mold Resources
- What is Mold?
- Health Effects of Mold
- Solutions to Mold/Moisture Contamination
- Mold Cleanup: Remediation, Removal
- Moisture and Mold Prevention Control Tips
- More Mold Testing and Analysis information
- Mold Cleanup Guidelines (EPA)
- Mold Remediation, Cleanup (NYC DOH)
- Mold Remediation and Cleanup Fact Sheet (New York DOH)
- A Brief Guide to Mold, Moisture, and Your Home (EPA)
- Mold Remediation in Schools and Commercial Buildings (EPA)
Asbestos Resources
- Asbestos Removal & Abatement
- Health Effects of Asbestos Exposure
- Occupations that are Most at Risk for Being Exposed to Asbestos
- Sources of Asbestos Pollution
- Asbestos.com
- Asbestos Basic Info (EPA)
- Asbestos in Your Home (Protect Your Family) – EPA)
- Asbestos Health & Regulations (OSHA)
Lead Resources
FOR SCHOOLS:
Collaborative for High Performance Schools (CHPS) IAQ
The EPA guidance below references the comprehensive work done by CHPS in the Indoor Environmental Quality Specifications doc below:
EPA IAQ For Schools Guidance
The EPA’s IAQ Design Tools for Schools guidance, part of the greater IAQ Schools resources, provide strategies for key school construction and renovation issues.
- Preliminary Design Phases
- Controlling Pollutants and Sources
- Heating, Ventilation and Air-Conditioning (HVAC) Systems
- Moisture Control
- Construction
- Commissioning
- Renovation and Repair of Existing Schools
- Operations and Maintenance
- Portable (Relocatable) Classrooms
OSHA’s IAQ for Schools
OSHA’s Indoor Air Quality for Schools resources
LUNG.ORG Resources for Schools
- Access the Lung.org IAQ Guide
