CALIFORNIA INDOOR AIR QUALITY PROGRAM
Infosheets and Related
Links
IAQ Topics:
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Mold-related links! |
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Indoor Ozone-related links! |
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Air Cleaner-related
links! |
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Healthy Home-related links! |
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Healthy Schools-related links! |
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Asbestos-related links! |
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Radon-related links! |
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Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS)-related links! |
Healthy Home related web sites:
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California Dept. of Consumer Affairs: A Guide to Residential Tenants' and Landlords' Rights and Responsibilities |
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USDA & USDA Home*A*Syst Program: Help Yourself to a Healthy Home |
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U.S. EPA Region V:Resources for Homeowners & Apartment Dwellers |
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U.S. EPA: Should You Have The Air Ducts In Your Home Cleaned? Document 402-K-97-002, October 1997 |
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U.S. EPA and U.S. CPSC, The Inside Story: A Guide to Indoor Air Quality, Document #402-K-93-007, April 1995 |
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U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC): Indoor Air Quality Publications |
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The Consumer Law Page: A Home Buyer's Guide to Environmental Hazard |
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American Lung Association of Washington:Master Home Environmentalist |
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Last updated: December 1, 2002 |
Healthy Schools related web sites:
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California DHS-IAQ Infosheet: Advisory on Relocatable and Renovated Classrooms (HTML) or (PDF) |
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California ARB/DHS' California Portable Classrooms Study |
NEW! Remedies
for Reducing Formaldehyde in Schools, March 2002
Recommendations of the California Air Resources Board and Department
of Health Services |
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California DHS-EHIB Mold in My School: What Do I Do?(July 2001) |
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Compendium of Web-based Curricula on IAQ for K-12 Students (assembled by DHS) |
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Cal/EPA's Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment:Air Pollution and Children's Health |
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American Lung Association: Schools Programs |
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University of Minnesota EH&S School Indoor Air Quality Frequently-Asked-Questions |
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Minnesota Department of Health: Investigating Mold in Public Schools |
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Case Study of EH&S Issues Involving Public School (Burlington, MA) |
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Collaborative for High Performance Schools (CHPS) Best Practices Manual |
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Last updated: April 3, 2003 |
Indoor Ozone related web sites:
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California Issues Warnings about Ozone Air Cleaning Devices (April 1997) |
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California DHS-IAQ Infosheet: Health Hazards of Ozone-generating Air Cleaning Devices (HTML) or (PDF) |
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U.S. EPA:Assessment of Effectiveness and Health Consequences of Ozone Generators that are Sold as Air Cleaners (February 1999) |
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FTC Seeks Civil Penalties Against Ozone-Generator Firm Over Air Cleaning Claims in Violation of Prior Order (January 1998) |
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HEALTH CANADA Q&A on Household Air Cleaners that Produce Ozone (June 1997) |
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HEALTH CANADA warns the public about air cleaners designed to intentionally generate ozone (also known as Ozone generators) (August 1999) |
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State of Alaska Epidemiology BULLETIN: Ozone Generators - Warning - Not For Occupied Spaces (Sept. 1997) |
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Last updated: January 1, 2003 |
Air Cleaner related web sites:
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California Air Resources Board: Air Cleaning Devices for the Home (2000) |
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U.S. EPA, Residential Air Cleaning Devices: A Summary Of Available Information
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U.S. EPA, Residential Air Cleaners (Indoor Air Facts No. 7)
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American Lung Association. Residential Air Cleaning Devices: Types, Effectiveness And Health Impact(1997) |
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Rutgers Cooperative Extension (NJ): Air Cleaners |
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Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers (AHAM):Directory of Certified Air Cleaners |
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Last updated: January 1, 2003 |
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California DHS-IAQ Infosheet: Asbestos in the Home and Workplace (March 2000 update) |
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CalOSHA (Division of Occupational Safety and Health) Asbestos Program information |
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Cal/EPA’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment: Asbestos Fact Sheet (1999) |
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U.S. EPA Region V, Asbestos Program Overview |
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Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act (AHERA), School Responsibilities |
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National Cancer Institute, Questions and Answers About Asbestos Exposure |
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National Institute of Occupational Safety & Health, Asbestos |
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Oklahoma State University Environmental Health & Safety:Asbestos Abatement |
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California Air Resources Board: Regulation of Naturally-Occurring Asbestos |
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California Department of Conservations:Natural Occurrences of Asbestos in Western El Dorado County (CA) |
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Sacramento Bee Special Report:The Asbestos Danger (1998) |
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Last updated: January 1, 2003 |
Environmental
Tobacco Smoke (ETS) related web sites:
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California Workplace Smoking Policy – AB 13: Law Passed by State Legislature in 1994 |
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California Workplace Smoking Policy – State Labor Code (Section 6400-6413.5) |
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California DHS Tobacco Control Section – Fact Sheets |
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California DHS Tobacco Control Section – A Model for Change: The California Experience in Tobacco Control |
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University of California Office of the President Tobacco-Related Disease Research Program |
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UCSD Tobacco Use Behavior Research Reports, including “Tobacco Control in California: Who’s Winning the War” |
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Smoke Free Movies;UCSF Project on the U.S. film as a powerful channel to Big Tobacco's domestic and global marketing |
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American Lung Association Tobacco Control web page |
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American Cancer Society Tobacco & Cancer Health Issues |
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U.S. CDC: State-Specific Prevalence of Current Cigarette Smoking Among Adults in 1999 |
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Repace Associates: Fact Sheet on Secondhand Smoke |
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American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM) Position Paper (2000): Epidemiological Basis for an Occupational and Environmental Policy on Environmental Tobacco Smoke |
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Tobacco-Related Internet Resources – A huge compendium of related sites |
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Last updated: January 1, 2003 |
Guidance for Hiring IAQ Consultants:
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California DHS Listing of Consultants Offering IAQ Services in California (Last updated: July 2003) For IAQ Consultants: to be added to the Listing California DHS List of Laboratories for Bioaerosol (Mold) Testing (Last updated July 2003) |
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American Industrial Hygiene Association: Consumer Information, including AIHA Consultants List (CA) and AIHA Laboratory List |
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Guidelines For Selecting An Indoor Air Quality Consultant,
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Hiring Professional Assistance to Solve an IAQ Problem,
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Hiring Professional Assistance,
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Last updated: July 31, 2003 |
Links to Useful IAQ-related Web Sites
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U.S. EPA (Office of Air & Radiation)- Indoor Air Quality Home Page |
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California Air Resources Board - IAQ & Personal Exposure Assessment Program |
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California DHS - Environmental Health Investigation Branch |
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California DHS - Occupational Health Branch |
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University of California - Indoor Air Quality Committee |
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University of California at Santa Cruz - Indoor Air Quality and Some Things You Should Know About It |
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Health Canada – Indoor Air Quality and Exposure Guidelines |
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Healthy Indoor Air for America's Homes (U.S.EPA/USDA/Montana State University Extension Partnership) |
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Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Indoor Environment Department |
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New Buildings Institute Productivity & Building Science
Program |
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Texas Department of Health - Indoor Air Quality Branch |
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Martin Consulting Indoor Environmental Quality Guidance and Reference Manual |
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Last updated: January 1, 2003 |