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Flood Cleanup

Natural Disasters and Weather Emergencies

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Natural Emergencies
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Hurricanes
Flood recovery and precautions

Get current emergency notifications from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (www.fema.gov) Hurricane Response and Recovery

Read the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) Emergency Preparedness and Response page Key Facts About Hurricane Recovery


Get the Adobe Acrobat Reader to view PDF files linked on this page.  See EPA's PDF page to learn more. Disponible en PDF

During a flood cleanup, the indoor air quality in your home or office may appear to be the least of your problems. However, failure to remove contaminated materials and to reduce moisture and humidity can present serious long-term health risks. Standing water and wet materials are a breeding ground for microorganisms, such as viruses, bacteria, and mold. They can cause disease, trigger allergic reactions, and continue to damage materials long after the flood.

Publications

For basic information on how to clean up after a flood and how to prevent indoor air problems:

Flood Cleanup and the Air In Your Home

Booklet

  • PDF Version (PDF, 15 pp, 1.6MB)  This 28 page booklet prints in landscape as a 15 page printout.  Please set your printer to landscape before printing.
    Doïn deïp sau côn luït vaø khoâng khí trong nhaø cuûa quyù vò (available in Vietnamese - (PDF, 28 pp, 4.28MB))
  • A press-quality PDF version for printing the 28-page document into a 6x9 booklet in English (suitable for a PDF-to-plate, full-color print process - CMYK) is also available (PDF, 28 pp, 3.73MB)
    (also available in Vietnamese - (PDF, 15 pp, 4.11MB))
  • EPA 402-K-07-002 (English)
  • EPA 402-K-06-006-VIE (Vietnamese)
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For an overview of flood cleanup and indoor air issues, and links to additional resources:

Publicaciones

Para información sobre cómo limpiar después de una inundación y cómo prevenir los problemas del aire en el interior de la casa:

La limpieza después de la inundación y el aire en su hogar

Folleto

  • Versión de PDF (PDF, 15 páginas, 1.01MB) El formato de esta versión es planilla de dos páginas para imprimir en modo apaisado en hojas tamaño carta (un tiraje de 15 páginas). Por favor configure su impresora en modo apaisado antes de imprimir.
  • También a su disposición, una versión PDF lista para prensa, para imprimir el folleto en español de 6'' x 9'' (adecuado para un proceso a todo color de PDF a plancha CMYK). (PDF, 28 páginas, 3.51MB).
  • EPA 402-K-07-003
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Additional information
 

To get more information from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC):

Para obtener más información

Para más información de los Centros para el Control de Enfermedades y Prevención (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - CDC):

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