Indoor Air
Flood Cleanup
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 / Publicaciones
- Additional Information / Para obtener más información
- Find out how to order EPA publications
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
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Poster
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For an overview of flood cleanup and indoor air issues, and links to additional resources:
- Fact Sheet: Flood Cleanup - Avoiding Indoor Air Quality Problems (PDF, 3 pp, 35KB)
- General information on Indoor Air Quality - www.epa.gov/iaq
- Indoor Air Quality publications - www.epa.gov/iaq/pubs
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
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Cartel
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Additional information
- About hurricanes and flooding - www.epa.gov/naturalevents/hurricanes
- Children’s Health in the Aftermath of Floods - http://yosemite.epa.gov/ochp/ochpweb.nsf/content/flood.htm
To get more information from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC):
- flood information - www.bt.cdc.gov/disasters/floods/
- hurricane information - www.bt.cdc.gov/disasters/hurricanes/
Para obtener más información
- sobre inundaciones / huracanes - www.epa.gov/espanol/eventosnaturales/index.htm
- La Salud de niños en las Repercusiones de Inundaciones - http://yosemite.epa.gov/ochp/ochpweb.nsf/content/flood.htm
Para más información de los Centros para el Control de Enfermedades y Prevención (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - CDC):
- sobre inundaciones - www.bt.cdc.gov/disasters/floods/espanol/
- sobre huracanes - www.bt.cdc.gov/disasters/hurricanes/espanol/
Natural Disasters and Weather Emergencies
Indoor Environments Quick Links:
Mold Information
Carbon Monoxide Information
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