New York
EPA Region 2
www.epa.gov/region2
Mailing Address:
U.S. EPA Region 2
Mail Code (R2DEPDIV)
290 Broadway, 28th Floor
New York, NY 10007-1866
Phone: (212) 637-4013
Fax: (212) 637-4942
Regional Contacts:
(please contact your state health department first)
IAQ/Radon Contact: Larainne Koehler koehler.larainne@epa.gov
Tribal Coordinator: Gavin Lau lau.gavin@epa.gov (212) 637-3708
Featured Links:
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www.state.ny.us/
Department of Health
www.health.state.ny.us/homens.html
Center for Environmental Health
547 River Street
Troy, NY 12180-2166
Telephone listing: www.health.state.ny.us/contact/doh800.htmHealth & Safety in the Home, Workplace and Outdoors - www.health.state.ny.us/environmental/index.htm
TOPICS: Radon | Indoor Air Quality | Schools | Asthma | Smoke-free Homes/Environmental Tobacco Smoke | Mold | Related Links
Bureau of Environmental Radiation Protection
547 River Street
Flanigan Square, Room 530
Troy, NY 12180-2216
E-mail radon questions to State health technical staff: radon@health.state.ny.us
Call the NYS DOH Radon Hotline: 1-800-458-1158 x27556/(518) 402-7556Radon Contact: Jerry Collins
NY State Radon Information - www.health.state.ny.us/nysdoh/radon/radonhom.htm
Indoor Radon Maps and Data Tables for New York State - www.wadsworth.org/radon/If you wish to obtain a radon test kit from the New York State Department of Health, please print the "Radon Detector Order Form", fill it out and return it with $6.75 per detector ordered (see link below) (New York State Residents ONLY). Requests for the form in an alternate format can be made by contacting the New York State Department of Health, Bureau of Environmental Radiation Protection. www.health.state.ny.us/environmental/radiological/radon/testkit.htm
See also: www.nyradon.org
EPA's Map of Radon Zones for New York - www.epa.gov/radon/zonemap/newyork.htm
EPA's National Radon Action Month Events for New York - www.epa.gov/radon/nram/events/newyork.html
Bureau of Toxic Substance Assessment
1-800-458-1158 x27800
(518) 402-7800
IAQ Contact: Gerry McDonald gjm04@health.state.ny.us
Indoor Air Quality web pageNew York State Energy Research and Development Authority - "Indoor Air Quality and Your Home: A Guide to Common Indoor Air Pollutants, Their Sources, and Common Methods" - www.nyserda.org/publications/iaq.pdf
Schools/Children's Environmental Health:
EPA's IAQ Tools for Schools Award Program page for New York - www.epa.gov/iaq/schools/tfsawards/newyork.html
Asthma page -www.health.state.ny.us/diseases/asthma/
EPA's Asthma Awareness Month Events for New York - www.epa.gov/asthma/awm/events/newyork.html
Secondhand Smoke/Smoke-free Homes:
NY's Clean Indoor Air Act - www.health.state.ny.us/nysdoh/clean_indoor_air_act/index.htm
Toll Free Consumer Information Line:
1-866 NYS CLEAN (1-866-697-2532)
NY Department of Health
Bureau of Toxic Substance Assessment
547 River Street, Flanigan Square
Troy, NY 12180
1-800-458-1158 (ext. 27800) or
(518) 402-7800
Mold page: www.health.state.ny.us/environmental/indoors/air/mold.htm
Mold Fact Sheet: www.health.state.ny.us/environmental/indoors/air/docs/mold.pdf
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) Indoor Air Quality Information by state - www.cdc.gov/nceh/airpollution/indoor_air.htm