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Indoor Air Quality (IAQ)

Materials used in building construction and conditions resulting from property damage, or even poor maintenance and upkeep, can result in indoor air pollution that could jeopardize a person's health. Many of the sources of Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) problems (i.e. formaldehyde, mold, radon, etc.) can be easily prevented and corrected by simple measures. Therefore, to help homeowners and business owners recognize and correct problems they may be experiencing, the following sources have been pulled together for easy access to useful information and answers to solve indoor air pollution. The information consists of guidance on most IAQ issues, links to home testing kits, and associations of professional consultants should these services be desired or needed. Authorization and resources do not allow the MDEQ to visit homes and businesses to test for indoor pollution, but the agency is striving to be of assistance through the information it is making available here. mold mold mold mold mold mold mold mold mold.

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Information on Pollutants & Their Sources
Information on Pollutants & Their Sources

Asbestos

Asthma & Allergies

Biological contaminants

Household Cleaning Chemicals and Sprays

Safe household cleaners

Inform, Inc.

http://www.informinc.org/
http://www.informinc.org/summaries_chem.php

Green Seal recommended products

http://www.greenseal.org/
http://www.greenseal.org/findaproduct/index.cfm
http://www.greenseal.org/findaproduct/cleaners.cfm

Melaleuca safe cleaning products -- 1-800-282-3000 http://www.melaleuca.com

Green Works™ natural cleaners http://www.greenworkscleaners.com/products/

Healthy Child http://www.healthychild.org/live-healthy/shop-healthy/category/87/

Rochester Midland Corp. -- for industry and schools, 1-800-836-1633 www.RochesterMidland.com

Carbon Monoxide (CO)

CO is a colorless, odorless gas that interferes with the delivery of oxygen throughout the body. CO detectors are widely available.

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

http://www.nsc.org/news_resources/Resources/Pages/SafetyHealthFactSheets.aspx select> Portable generators

Formaldehyde

Lead

Please visit MDEQ’s webpage on lead paint. Paint containing Lead and Cadmium can become airborne if sanded. Fine particles can be distributed and settle throughout the house via air ducts.
http://www.deq.state.ms.us/MDEQ.nsf/page/Air_Lead-BasedPaint?OpenDocument

Safe paint products with Green Seal approval can be found at the following site: http://www.greenseal.org/findaproduct/paints_coatings.cfm

Test Kits for Lead
For more information on detecting lead in your home and various do-it-yourself test kits, review the following study from Consumer Reports:
http://www.consumerreports.org

Insulation

Mold

Air Ducts

Pesticides

Radon

Smoke (Tobacco Smoke and Second hand smoke)

Air Cleaners

Vapor Intrusion
Toxic Vapors can migrate into your home from the ground through cracks in foundations or utility spaces.

http://www.itrcweb.org/guidancedocument.asp?TID=49
http://www.itrcweb.org/teampublic_Vapor.asp
For more information, you may contact Willie McKercher, MDEQ, at 601-961-5731.

Fireplaces, Wood stoves, Wood heaters, Wood boilers

^{General IAQ Resources & Organizations}

EPA Resources
EPA IAQ website http://www.epa.gov/iaq/
EPA IAQ publications http://www.epa.gov/iaq/pubs/index.html
Mold Recourse Library http://www.epa.gov/mold/moldcourse/resourcelibrary.html
"The Inside Story: A Guide to Indoor Air Quality": http://www.epa.gov/iaq/pubs/index.html#insidestory

Indoor airPLUS : Design & Building Specifications for the EPA Indoor airPLUS program for homes
http://www.epa.gov/indoorairplus/index.html

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
National Service Center for Environmental Publications (NSCEP)
P.O. Box 42419
Cincinnati, OH 45242-0419
Website: www.epa.gov/nscep
Phone: 1-800-490-9198
Fax: (301) 604-3408
E-mail: nscep@bps-lmit.com

Note: NSCEP operates a Toll-free phone service for EPA Publication Assistance with live customer service representative assistance Monday through Friday from 9:00am-5:30pm eastern time.

EPA Indoor Air Quality Information Line: Call toll-free number 1-800-438-4318

Publications on Multiple IAQ Topics
Organizations

US Consumer Product Safety Commission, IAQ Publications: http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/pubs/iaq.html
Centers for Disease Control: http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/pdfs/sec_2.pdf
California IAQ Program: http://www.cal-iaq.org/
The National Safety Council – Fact Sheet Library under resources > See “In the Environment”: http://www.nsc.org
National Center for Healthy Housing: (Formerly the National Center for Lead-Safe Housing): http://www.centerforhealthyhousing.org/index.htm (contains some information on HUD)
Healthy Child Healthy World: http://healthychild.org/
Alliance for Healthy Homes: http://www.afhh.org/
Coalition to end childhood lead poisoning: http://www.leadsafe.org/
California EPA Air Resource Board: http://www.arb.ca.gov/research/indoor/indoor.htm
The American Lung Association: (800) LUNG-USA : http://www.lungusa.org/
(For Industrial and Workplace Environments) The Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA): http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/indoorairquality/index.html

Books

^{Consultants and Laboratories}

Environmental Solutions Association (ESA)

http://www.esaassociation.com/
http://www.esaassociation.com/?q=node/15

American Council for Accredited Certification (former IAQ Council) list of certified consultants.

http://www.acac.org

American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA) certified Consultant services:

http://www.aiha.org Select: "Locate an Industrial Hygienist (IH)"

Businesses

Laboratories

Legal Matters

^{Related IAQ Topics}

For More Information Contact Bryan Williams 601.961.5799
Or IAQ Staff


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