Enviro-Health Links - Indoor Air Pollution
Overview
- Air Pollution and Respiratory Health
National Center for Environmental Health - Air Pollution and Health Risk
U. S. Environmental Protection Agency - Attack Asthma. Learn More.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Ad Council - Clearing the air : asthma and indoor air exposures
Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Committee on the Assessment of Asthma and Indoor Air. Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 2000. - Environmental Health Perspectives: Indoor Air Quality
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences - Environmental Management of Pediatric Asthma: Guidelines for Health Care Providers
National Environmental Education Foundation - Healthy Housing Reference Manual
National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Healthy Indoor Air for America's Homes
Montana State University Extension Service - Indoor Air
U. S. Environmental Protection Agency - Indoor Air Pollutants Affecting Child Health (PDF, 340 KB)
American College of Medical Toxicology - Indoor Air Pollution Fact Sheet
American Lung Association® - Indoor air quality
World Health Organization - Indoor Air Quality
U. S. Environmental Protection Agency - Indoor Air Quality
American Lung Association® - Indoor Environment Management
U. S. Environmental Protection Agency - Indoor Environmental Quality
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health - Questions About Indoor Air Quality?
National Ag Safety Database - Safety and Health Topics: Indoor Air Quality
Occupational Safety and Health Administration - The Inside Story: A Guide to Indoor Air Quality
U. S. Environmental Protection Agency - What You Should Know About Combustion Appliances and Indoor Air Pollution
U. S. Environmental Protection Agency
Glossaries
- Air Quality Glossary
National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior - Indoor Air Quality Glossary of Terms
U. S. Environmental Protection Agency
Regulations and Policy
- Air Pollution Legal Aspects
U. S. Environmental Protection Agency - Air Quality: Multi-Pollutant Legislation in the 109th Congress (PDF, 63 KB)
Congressional Research Service Reports - Clean Air Act Issues in the 109th Congress (PDF, 93 KB)
Congressional Research Service Reports
Specific Environments, Biological and Chemical Agents
Biological Pollutants
- Biological Pollutants in Your Home
Consumer Product Safety Commission - Biological Pollutants
American Lung Association® - Indoor allergens : assessing and controlling
adverse health effects.
Andrew M. Pope, et al. Committee on the Health Effects of Indoor Allergens, Division of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, Institute of Medicine. Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1993.
Carbon Monoxide
- Carbon Monoxide - Envirofacts
U. S. Environmental Protection Agency - Carbon Monoxide Fact Sheet
Consumer Product Safety Commission - Carbon Monoxide Fact Sheet
American Lung Association® - The Invisible Killer (PDF, 230 KB)
Consumer Product Safety Commission
Large Buildings
- Air Quality in Large Buildings
American Lung Association® - Building Air Quality: A Guide for Building Owners and Facility Managers
U. S. Environmental Protection Agency - Building Assessment, Survey and Evaluation Study (BASE)
U. S. Environmental Protection Agency - Indoor Air Quality in Large Buildings
U. S. Environmental Protection Agency - Indoor Air Quality Building Education and Assessment
Guidance (I-BEAM)
U. S. Environmental Protection Agency
Mold
- Children's Health Initiative: Toxic Mold
U. S. Environmental Protection Agency - Damp Indoor Spaces and Health
Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Committee on Damp Indoor Spaces and Health.
Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, c2004. - Indoor Air - Mold
U. S. Environmental Protection Agency - Guidance for Clinicians on the Recognition and Management of Health Effects
related to Mold Exposure and Moisture Indoors (PDF, 1 MB)
Center for Indoor Environments and Health at University of Connecticut Health Center - Mold and Moisture: Indoor Air Quality Tools for Schools
U. S. Environmental Protection Agency - Mold Remediation in Schools and Commercial Buildings (PDF, 1 MB)
U. S. Environmental Protection Agency
Radon
- A Citizen's Guide to Radon: The Guide to Protecting Yourself
and Your Family From Radon
U. S. Environmental Protection Agency - Consumer's Guide to Radon Reduction
U. S. Environmental Protection Agency - Health Effects of Exposure to Radon
Committee on Health Risks of Exposure to Radon, Board on Radiation Effects Research, Commission on Life Sciences, National Research Council.
Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1999. - Home Buyer's and Seller's Guide to Radon
U. S. Environmental Protection Agency - Radon
U. S. Environmental Protection Agency - Radon Fact Sheet
American Lung Association® - Radon-Resistant New Construction
U. S. Environmental Protection Agency - Risk Assessment of Radon in Drinking Water
National Research Council ( U.S.). Committee on the Risk Assessment of Exposure to Radon in Drinking Water. Washington, DC :
National Academy Press, 1999. - Surgeon General Releases National Health Advisory
On Radon
Office of the Surgeon General. January 12, 2005
Secondhand Smoke
- Environmental tobacco smoke : measuring exposures
and assessing health effects.
Committee on Passive Smoking, Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology, National Research Council. Washington, D.C. :
National Academy Press, 1986. - Environmental Tobacco Smoke/Smoking
National Institute of Environmental Health Science - Secondhand Smoke
American Cancer Society® - Secondhand Smoke: Questions and Answers
National Cancer Institute - Smoke-Free Homes
U. S. Environmental Protection Agency - The Health Consequences of Involuntary Exposure to
Tobacco Smoke: A Report of the Surgeon General
National Center For Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Schools
- Annual Indoor Air Quality Tools For Schools National Symposia
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Indoor Air Quality
National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education. - Indoor Air Quality Tools for Schools
U. S. Environmental Protection Agency - Indoor Air Quality Tools for Schools Kit
U. S. Environmental Protection Agency - Why Indoor Air Quality Is Important to Your School
American Lung Association®
Volatile Organic Compounds
- Sources of Indoor Air Pollution - Organic Gases (Volatile Organic Compounds - VOCs)
U. S. Environmental Protection Agency
Searches from the National Library of Medicine
PubMed - Biomedical journal literature
- Air Quality in Schools
- Indoor Air Pollution
- Molds
- Radon
- Tobacco Smoke Pollution
- Volatile Organic Compounds
TOXLINE - Special journal literature, technical reports and archival collections
- Carbon Monoxide
- Indoor Air Pollution
- Mold
- Radon
- Volatile Organic Compounds
Hazardous Substances Data Bank - Toxicology of potentially hazardous chemicals
ChemIDplus - Chemical identification and structure database
Tox Town - Consumer introduction to environmental health and toxic chemicals
MedlinePlus - Consumer Health Information
NLM Catalog - Access to information about books and other materials in NLM's catalog
- Air Pollution
Portals
- American Heart Association
- American Lung Association®
- Housing and health
World Health Organization
Información en Español
- Aire Interior: Recursos en Español
Agencia de Protección Ambiental de los Estados Unidos - Asesino sin Sentido: Monóxdo de Carbono (PDF, 222 KB)
Comisión para la Seguridad de los Productos de Consumo - Ataque el asma. Aprenda mas.
Agencia de Protección Ambiental de los Estados Unidos y el Ad Council - Contaminación aérea y Riesgo de Salud
Agencia de Protección Ambiental de los Estados Unidos - Contaminación de interiores
MedlinePlus - El Radón
Agencia de Protección Ambiental de los Estados Unidos - Inhalación pasiva de humo
MedlinePlus - Intoxicación por monóxido de carbono
MedlinePlus - Intoxicación por plomo
MedlinePlus - Manejo Ambiental de Asma Pediátrica: Guías para el Personal de Salud (PDF, 2 MB)
National Environmental Education Foundation and the National Hispanic Medical - Moho
MedlinePlus - Monóxido de Carbono - Preguntas y Respuestas
Comisión para la Seguridad de los Productos de Consumo - Monóxido de Carbono: Proteja su vida y
la de su familia: Evite el envenenamiento con monóxido de carbono
Agencia de Protección Ambiental de los Estados Unidos - Programa para la Prevención del Asma
Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades - Proteja a su Familia del Humo de Segunda Mano
American Lung Association® - Radón
MedlinePlus - Realidades sobre... El Humo de Segunda Mano
American Lung Association® - Riesgos Ambientales y Efectos en la Salud
Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades - Tox Town en Español
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