Indoor Air Quality Resources

Asbestos

Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR)
Health effects of exposure to asbestos.
EPA - Indoor Air Quality - Asbestos
Sources, health effects, steps to reduce exposures.
National Cancer Institute
General information about asbestos and health risks.
Oregon DEQ
Information and rules about safe handling of asbestos-containing materials.

(pet dander, cockroaches, dust mites, mold and pollen)

American Academy of Allergy Asthma & Immunology, Tools for the Public
The National Allergy Bureau is responsible for reporting current pollen and mold spore levels to the public.
EPA Indoor Air Quality Biological Pollutants
What are they, sources, health effects, and actions in the home that keep air clean.
Consumer Products Safety Commission - Biological Pollutants
Sources (pet dander, pollen, mold, cockroaches and dust mites,), helpful image and suggestions for actions to take to protect health.

Consumer Products Safety Commission - Combustion Appliances
What You Should Know About Combustion Appliances and Indoor Air Pollution.
EPA Burn Wise
Resources for consumers choosing combustion products and the federal tax credit.
EPA Indoor Air Quality Sources of Combustion Products
Information on sources, pollutants and health effects of combustion products.

(ETS or ‘second hand smoke')

American Academy of Pediatrics
Smoke-free homes initiative.
American Lung Association
Information on ETS, health effects and ways to avoid health problems.
EPA - National Center for Environmental Assessment
Information about the health effects of ETS.

American Lung Association
Information on indoor air pollution, its health effects and steps to take to improve the indoor air quality in your home.
Consumer Product Safety Commission - A Guide to Indoor Air Quality
A detailed booklet on indoor air pollution, including where it comes from, what the health risks are, and ways to improve the air quality in your home.
EPA Addressing Indoor Environmental Concerns During Remodeling
Information to follow when remodeling or improving the energy efficiency of your home, steps to minimize pollution from sources inside the home, either from new materials, or from disturbing materials already in the home.
EPA Indoor Air Quality - IAQ House
Interactive house, click on rooms and sources of indoor air pollution and messages about how to reduce the sources and actions to take pop up.
Oregon Metro - Sustainable Living
Information on green cleaners, natural gardening, tips for purchasing products.
EPA's Design for the Environment
Information about safe cleaning supplies and where to find them.
GreenSeal
Independent third party certification program for safe cleaning supplies and information about where to find GreenSeal-certified products.

Oregon Public Health - Lead Poisoning Prevention Program
Provides information on how to prevent lead exposure in the home and at work. The program is working to prevent and reduce lead-based paint exposures by overseeing certification and training of professionals working with lead-based paint and enforcing lead-based paint regulations.

Community Alliance for Tenants
Statewide, grassroots, tenant-controlled, tenant-rights organization. Educates, organizes and develops leadership of low-income tenants to directly challenge unjust housing policies and practice.
EPA Mold and Moisture
Basic information, where you live, frequent questions, publications, image library, mold clean up advice and flood clean up information.
Northwest Clean Air Agency
Provides educational material specific to the PNW, including the mold video that was shown during the EH@Home presentation.
Oregon Health Authority - Mold in Your Home
Information on the causes of and treatments for mold in the home.

(which influences your indoor air)

Oregon DEQ Air Quality Index
This online resource provides current information about the outdoor air quality around Oregon based on measured concentrations of the 6 pollutants regulated by the Federal Clean Air Act. See the Oregon DEQ Air Quality Index Basics for more information on understanding the Air Quality Index.
AirNow Fire and Smoke map.
The AirNow Fire and Smoke Map provides information that you can use to help protect your health from wildfire smoke.

American Lung Association - Radon
Information on radon, health effects, steps to take in your home and radon tests, including an affordable radon test kit program.
EPA - Consumer's Guide to Radon Reduction
Information on what methods to use to test radon and reduce the levels in your home, including estimates on costs for the different methods.
Oregon Public Health - Radon Awareness Program
Provides information and educational materials to the public on the hazards of radon gas.

EPA Indoor Air Quality - Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs)
This site is dedicated to education on VOCs that come from thousands of household products. Studies have found homes with VOC levels 2 to 5 times higher than outdoor air.