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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Native American IAQ-related Links
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)
U.S. Public Health Service (PHS)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
State and local organizations

U. S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA)

Indoor Air Quality Information (IAQ INFO) Hotline
1-800-438-4318
(703) 356-5386 (fax)
iaqinfo@aol.com
Call-back service that operates Monday to Friday from 9a.m. to 5p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST)

National Radon Hotline
(800) 767-RADON
1-800-767-7236
Information recording operates 24 hours a day.

In addition, callers are advised to call 1-800-55-RADON [1-800-557-2366] to speak with an information specialist. You may also write via airqual@nsc.org . They are available to assist callers between 9:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. eastern time on business days. Information specialists can answer specific questions and mail free, single copies of many radon documents, including EPA's Home Buyer's and Seller's Guide to Radon. More radon information from the National Safety Council is available at www.nsc.org

1-800-844-6999
Radon Fix-It Hotline, operated by the National Safety Council in partnership with EPA for information on how to mitigate your home.

National Risk Management Research Laboratory (NRMRL)
Indoor Environmental Management Branch (IEMB) - www.epa.gov/appcdwww/iemb/index.htm IEMB is part of the EPA's National Risk Management Research Laboratory (NRMRL), Air Pollution Prevention and Control Division (APPCD), and is located in Research Triangle Park, NC.

National Lead Information Center Hotline
www.epa.gov/lead/pubs/nlic.htm
1-800-424-LEAD
[1-800-424-5323]

Information available 24 hours a day, seven days a week in English and Spanish. Callers with specific questions are referred to the Clearinghouse to speak directly with an information specialist. [local - 202-833-1071; fax: 202-659-1192; TDD - 800/526-5456; e-mail: ehc@cais.com] Available Monday through Friday 8:30am to 5:00pm EST. Inquiries can be mailed or faxed, or a phone message may be left at any time. Trained information specialists answer specific questions on lead-related issues in English and Spanish. It can also provide testing and laboratory information.

National Pesticides Telecommunications Network
National toll-free number: (800) 858-PEST
[In Oregon - (800) 858-7378]
Operates Monday to Friday from 6:30a.m. to 4:30p.m. Pacific Time. Provides information about pesticides to the general public and the medical, veterinary, and professional communities. Medical and government personnel may call 800-858-7377.

RCRA/SUPERFUND Hotline
National toll-free number: (800) 424-9346
In Washington, DC area: (703) 412-9810
Operates Monday to Friday from 8:30a.m. to 7:30p.m. EST. Provides information on regulations under both the Resources Conservation and Recovery Act (including solid and hazardous waste issues) and the Superfund law.

Safe Drinking Water Hotline
(800) 426-4791
Operates Monday to Friday from 8:30a.m. to 5p.m. EST. Provides information on regulations under the Safe Drinking Water Act, lead and radon in drinking water, filter information, and a list of state drinking water offices.

TSCA Assistance Information Service
(202) 554-1404
Operates Monday to Friday from 8:30a.m. to 5p.m. EST. Provides information on regulations under the Toxic Substances Control Act and on EPA's asbestos program

Native American IAQ-related Links

Environmental Education Outreach Program (EEOP) includes: Introduction, List Serves, Curriculum, WWW Links, Workshop - Orientation to Indoor Air
EPA's American Indian Environmental Office
EPA's American Indian Environmental Office links
EPA's Air and Radiation's Tribal Air Page

U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)
www.cpsc.gov/

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission protects the public from the unreasonable risk of injury or death from 15,000 types of consumer products under the agency's jurisdiction. To report a dangerous product or a product-related injury, you can go to CPSC's forms page - www.cpsc.gov/talk.html and use the first on-line form on that page. Or, you can call CPSC's Product Safety Hotline at (800) 638-CPSC (800-638-2772) (Maryland only: (800) 492-8104.) or CPSC's teletypewriter at (800) 638-8270, or send the information to info@cpsc.gov.

Recorded information is available 24 hours a day when calling from a touch-tone phone. Operators are on duty Monday to Friday from 10:30 to 4 EST to take complaints about unsafe consumer products. For information on State Offices, see www.cpsc.gov/businfo/state/state.html

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
www.hud.gov

Office of Energy and the Environment, Washington, DC 20410
HUD USER National toll-free number: (800) 245-2691
In Washington, DC area: (301) 251-5154.

U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)
www.doe.gov

Office of Conservation and Renewable Energy
1000 Independence Ave., SW, Washington, DC 20585

Conservation and Renewable Energy Inquiry and Referral Service (CAREIRS)
PO Box 3048, Merrifield, VA 22116.
Operates Monday to Friday from 9 to 5 EST. Provides consumer information on conservation and renewable energy in residences

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Indoor Environments Department
IAQ Scientific Findings Resource Bank
Berkeley, CA 94720
Phone: (510) 486-6591
www.iaqscience.lbl.gov

U.S. Public Health Service

Division of Federal Occupational Health
Office of Environmental Hygiene, Region III, Room 1310
3535 Market St., Philadelphia, PA 19104
(215) 596-1888; fax: 215-596-5024

Provides indoor air quality consultative services to federal agency managers.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
www.cdc.gov

National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
Hubert H. Humphrey Bldg.
200 Independence Ave., SW
Room 715H
Washington, DC 20201
1-800-35-NIOSH (1-800-356-4674)
www.cdc.gov/niosh

NIOSH Topics: Indoor Environmental Quality - www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/indoorenv/

Lead Poisoning Prevention Branch
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
4770 Buford Highway, NE (F-42)
Atlanta, GA 30341-3724
(800) 488-7330
www.cdc.gov/nceh/lead/lead.htm

Office on Smoking and Health
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
4770 Buford Highway, NE (K-50)
Atlanta, GA 30341-3724
(404) 488-5701
www.cdc.gov/tobacco/

Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
www.osha.gov/

Office of Information and Consumer Affairs
Room N-3647, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20210
(800) 321-6742
(202) 219-8151

OSHA Fact Sheets - alphabetical listing www.osha.gov/OshDoc/toc_fact.html

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State and Local Organizations

Your questions or concerns about indoor air problems can frequently be answered by the government agencies in your state or local government. Responsibilities for indoor air quality issues are usually divided among many different agencies. Calling or writing the agencies responsible for health or air quality control is the best way to start getting information from your state or local government. EPA maintains a list of State and Regional Radon and Indoor Air Coordinators at www.epa.gov/iaq/whereyoulive.html

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