Resources for Your Flooded Home
Information from several land-grant universities compiled by University of Missouri
Dealing with Mold Problems after a Flood
Information from the Minnesota Department of Health
Hiring a Mold Remediation Contractor
Four-page publication from Cornell University and Louisiana State University AgCenter
Health Issues Surrounding Cleanup and Remediation of Mold
Information from Iowa Department of Public Health
Storm Recovery Guide
This 24-page booklet was prepared by the Louisiana State University AgCenter after Hurricane Katrina and has been adapted for readers in Iowa.
Extension Disaster Education Network: Floods
Information on protecting your property, clean-up and recovery, and more from eXtension.
Creating a Healthy Home: A Field Guide for Clean-up of Flooded Homes
By Enterprise Community Partners, Inc. and the National Center for Healthy Housing
“This guide is meant for do-it-yourselfers and contractors who need to clean up mold in flooded homes before starting to rebuild or renovate. This booklet tells how to clean up after flooding, but does not describe how to rebuild.”
Repairing Your Flooded Home
By the American Red Cross and the Federal Emergency Management Agency
“This book gives step-by-step advice you can use to clean up, rebuild, and get help after a flood.”
Flood Cleanup: Avoiding Indoor Air Quality Problems
By the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Air and Radiation
“This fact sheet discusses problems caused by microbial growth, as well as other potential effects of flooding, on long-term indoor air quality and the steps you can take to lessen these effects. Although the information contained here emphasizes residential flood cleanup, it is also applicable to other types of buildings.”
Asbestos Information from Iowa Department of Natural Resources
- Asbestos Information for People Returning to Damaged Properties
- Guidelines for Catastrophic Emergency Situations Involving Asbestos
- Asbestos Authorization for Storm and Flood Damaged Areas
- Asbestos No Action Assurance Letter from EPA
- DNR Staff Contacts for Asbestos
Information from the Mesothelioma and Asbestos Awareness Center
- Do It Yourself Asbestos Abatement
Information on reporting damage to cultural, historic and art properties and assets and on applying for emergency Historic Resource Development Program Grants.
State Historic Preservation Office offers financial, technical and disaster response resources.