Asthma
For asthma-related resources, please visit Asthma Resources page.
Indoor Air
- CDC
- Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR)
- General Information on Air Pollution and Human Health Discusses the types of air pollution, the Air Quality Index, and the effects of pollution on humans.
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Taking An Exposure History
Procedures and form for measuring toxicants in the home and environment.
- Indoor Air Quality Information
by State
This page offers links to offices or programs identified by each state as dealing with indoor air-related health inquiries and general air quality programs. - National Ag Safety Database (NASD)
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Clemson University Cooperative Extension Service Fact Sheet: What
causes indoor air pollution problems?
This publication answers common questions about indoor air pollutants and discusses ways to reduce or eliminate the problems.
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Clemson University Cooperative Extension Service Fact Sheet: What
causes indoor air pollution problems?
- National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
- Indoor
Environmental Quality Fact Sheet and Resources
Facts about indoor environmental quality in an office or other building environment, plus other resources such as the NIOSHTIC searchable bibliographic database of occupational safety and health publications. -
Indoor Environmental Quality Resources, Web Sites and Books
Other resources and publications on indoor environmental quality from EPA, OSHA, NLM/NIH, and others. - Building Air
Quality
A guide for building owners and facility managers to prevent indoor air quality problems. - Building Air
Quality: Action Plan
An action plan to be used with the above guide, this outlines developing an IAQ Profile, educating personnel, and managing operations.
- Indoor
Environmental Quality Fact Sheet and Resources
- Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR)
- Non-CDC
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
- Frequently Asked
Questions about Indoor Air Quality
[external link]
Helpful fact sheet on what causes indoor air problems, pollutant sources, ventilation, humidity, etc.
- Frequently Asked
Questions about Indoor Air Quality
[external link]
- National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
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Listing of Common Indoor Air Pollutants
[external link]
A short list of common indoor air pollutants: combustion contaminants, biological pollutants, volatile organic compounds, and heavy metals.
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Listing of Common Indoor Air Pollutants
[external link]
- National Library of Medicine Specialized Information
Services (NLM SIS)
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Indoor Air Pollution [external link]
Links to information resources on the many sources of indoor air pollution found in homes and other buildings, including cleaning and maintenance products, building materials, tobacco smoke, mold, and poor ventilation.
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Indoor Air Pollution [external link]
- Office of the Surgeon General
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Healthy Indoor Environment: Workshop Report
[external link]
Report of the recent Surgeon General's Workshop on Healthy Indoor Environment, which studied the understanding of the public health consequences of the non-industrial indoor environment (e.g., homes, schools, office buildings).
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Healthy Indoor Environment: Workshop Report
[external link]
- U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
- Listing of
Indoor Air Quality Publications [external
link]
A listing of 28 publications about indoor air quality by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.
- Listing of
Indoor Air Quality Publications [external
link]
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
- Non-Government
- American Society of
Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers, Inc.
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Standard 62.1-2004: Ventilation for Acceptable Indoor Air
Quality (ANSI Approved) [external
link]
This standard specifies minimum ventilation rates and indoor air quality that will be acceptable to human occupants and are intended to minimize the potential for adverse health effects. -
Standard 62.2-2004: Ventilation and Acceptable Indoor Air
Quality in Low-Rise Residential Buildings (ANSI Approved) [external
link]
This standard defines the roles of and minimum requirements for mechanical and natural ventilation systems and the building envelope intended to provide acceptable indoor air quality in low-rise residential buildings.
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Standard 62.1-2004: Ventilation for Acceptable Indoor Air
Quality (ANSI Approved) [external
link]
- American Society of
Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers, Inc.
Outdoor Air
- CDC
- National Association of Local Boards of Health (NALBOH)
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Environmental Health Primer
This publication addresses the provision of adequate public health services in communities, including protecting a community from environmental health risks.
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Environmental Health Primer
- National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)
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FastStats A to Z
Offers statistical data by state and by subject.
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FastStats A to Z
- National Association of Local Boards of Health (NALBOH)
- Non-CDC
- National Library of Medicine Specialized Information
Services (NLM SIS)
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Outdoor Air Pollution [external link]
Links to information resources on outdoor air pollution and its possible effects on health.
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Outdoor Air Pollution [external link]
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
- AirNow
[external link]
This site offers national air quality information by state and select cities, air quality forecasts and corresponding health effects, ozone maps, air pollution publications, and steps you can take to reduce air pollution. -
Emissions Inventory Information [external
link]
National Emissions Inventories (NEI) for the U.S., emissions inventory resources such as air pollutant emissions trends, codes, guidance and rules, training and publications, and emissions modeling resources. - National Center for Environmental Research (NCER)
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Abstract: Morbidity and Mortality from Air Pollution in the
United States [PDF, 1.8 Mb]
[external link]
A mortality analysis of 90 sampled cities looks at whether particulate air pollution is responsible for the associations between air pollution and daily mortality that have been observed in multiple studies, or whether these associations are due to other air pollutants.
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Abstract: Morbidity and Mortality from Air Pollution in the
United States [PDF, 1.8 Mb]
[external link]
- AirNow
[external link]
- National Library of Medicine Specialized Information
Services (NLM SIS)
