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WEB RESOURCES

Mold

Radon

Lead

Combustion By-Products

Pesticides

Residential Construction and Remodeling

General IAQ Sites

 

 

Mold:

Building Science Corporation:
 http://www.buildingscience.com/resources/mold/

Provides excellent, well-researched information for:

    What You Need to Know About Mold
    Mold Testing
    Mold Remediation in Occupied Homes
    Mold:  Causes, Health Effects and Clean-Up

Environmental Protection Agency:
 http://www.epa.gov/iaq/molds/

Provides excellent, well-researched information on:

    A Brief Guide to Mold, Moisture and Your Home
    Mold Remediation in Schools and Commercial
       Buildings

Centers for Disease Control & Prevention
http://www.cdc.gov/nceh/airpollution/mold/

Includes general information on mold and various mold species, as well as a recently released article on the state of mold science and health.

Radon:

EPA Publications:

Citizen’s Guide to Radon

Home Buyer’s and Seller’s Guide to Radon

Indoor Air - Radon

 Maine Links:

Maine State Radiation Control Program

 Other: 

Canadian Home Mortgage Corporation:  Radon:  A Guide for Canadian Homeowners

National Environmental Health Association – Radon Proficiency Program.  Provides a nationwide list of certified radon measurement or mitigation professionals

Comprehensive Article on Radon:  Virtual Hospital:  Radon Occurrence and Health Risk

Lead

            EPA
            http://www.epa.gov/lead/
            good general information, plus lots of on-line brochure resources.

           National Safety Council:  Lead Fact Sheet
           http://www.nsc.org/library/facts/lead.htm

            U.S. Department of Labor:  Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)
            http://www.osha-slc.gov/SLTC/lead/
            Worker and workplace safety issues of lead 

HUD’s Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control Program
            http://www.hud.gov/offices/lead/index.cfm
            general information about federal regulations and requirements 

Combustion By-Products

http://www.lungusa.org/air/air00_carbon.html

http://www.lungusa.org/air/carbon_factsheet99.html

http://www.romgaz.com/English/protco.htm

http://energy-publications.rncan.gc.ca/pub/renovate/Moisture_Problems_Section02.cfm

 

EPA Publications:

U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. "The Senseless Killer". 1993. GPO Publication No. 1993-0-356-764. www.epa.gov/iaq/pubs/senseles.html

http://www.epa.gov/iaq/co.html

http://www.epa.gov/iaq/pubs/coftsht.html

Maine Links:

http://www.umext.maine.edu/emergency/9022.htm

http://www.karg.com/CO%20Protocol.htm

Pesticides

Insect identification and treatment recommendations:

University of Maine Cooperative Extension, Pest Management Office
(800-287-0279)
www.umext.maine.edu/topics/pest.htm

                Maine Forest Service Insect and Disease Lab
                (207) 287 2431
                 www.state.me.us/doc.mfs/idmhome.htm

Integrated Pest Management (Reducing Risk of Pests and Pesticides in Schools

                Maine School IPM Program
                Kathy Murray:  (207) 287-7616        
  http://www.state.me.us/agriculture/pesticides/schoolipm/

Pesticide information

 EPA Office of Pesticides Programs

http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/

 Extension Toxicology Network

http://ace.orst.edu/info/extoxnet/

General:

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
 http://www.epa.gov/iaq/pesticid.html
 

Residential Construction & Remodeling

 

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