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RESOURCES FOR MOLD AND INDOOR AIR QUALITY INFORMATION
       
The following was provided by David Shore, Director of Client Relations, Environmental Health & Engineering, Inc., the speaker at the Nov.4, 2003 Maine Chapter CSI Meeting.

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Indoor Environments Division (IED)

An Office Building Occupant's Guide to IAQ http://www.epa.gov/iaq/pubs/occupgd.html

Biological Contaminants  http://www.epa.gov/iaq/pubs/bio_1.html

Building Air Quality Action Plan (for Commercial Buildings)  http://www.epa.gov/iaq/largebldgs/actionpl.html

Floods / Flooding  http://www.epa.gov/iaq/pubs/flood.html

Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) Home Page  http://www.epa.gov/iaq

IAQ in Large Buildings / Commercial Buildings  http://www.epa.gov/iaq/largebldgs/

IAQ in Schools  http://www.epa.gov/iaq/schools/

Mold Remediation in Schools and Commercial Buildings  http://www.epa.gov/iaq/molds/mold_remediation.html

Mold Resources http://www.epa.gov/iaq/molds/moldresources.html

For more subject-specific links, go to: www.epa.gov/iaq/schools/links.html, or http://www.epa.gov/iaq/asthma/links.html, or www.epa.gov/iaq/moreinfo.html.

 

U.S. EPA IAQ Information Clearinghouse (IAQINFO)

Phone: (800) 438-4318 or (703) 356-4020
Fax: (703) 356-5386
Email:
iaqinfo@aol.com
Indoor air-related documents, answers to Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) questions, maintains listing of state IAQ contacts, and regional EPA contacts  


American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM)
(847) 818-1800
http://www.acoem.org
Referrals to physicians who have experience with environmental exposures.

 

American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists, Inc. (ACGIH)
(513) 742-2020 http://www.acgih.org
Occupational and environmental health and safety information

 

American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA)
(703) 849-8888 http://www.aiha.org
Information on industrial hygiene and indoor air quality issues including mold hazards and legal issues

 

American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers, Inc. (ASHRAE)
(800) 527-4723 http://www.ashrae.org
Information on engineering issues and indoor air quality

 

Association of Occupational and Environmental Clinics (AOEC)
(202) 347-4976 http://www.aoec.org
Referrals to clinics with physicians who have experience with environmental exposures, including exposure to mold; maintains a database of occupational and environmental cases

 

Association of Specialists in Cleaning and Restoration (ASCR)
(800) 272-7012 http://www.ascr.org
Disaster recovery, water and fire damage, emergency tips, referrals to professionals

 

Asthma and Allergic Diseases

American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (AAAAI)
(800) 822-2762

http:// www.aaaai.org

Physician referral directory, information on allergies and asthma

 

Asthma and Allergy Foundation of American (AAFA)
(800) 7-ASTHMA (800-727-8462)
http://www.aafa.org

 

American Lung Association (ALA)
(800) LUNG-USA (800-586-4872)
http:// www.lungusa.org

 

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
(301) 496-5717

http://www.niaid.nih.gov


Carpet and Rug Institute (CRI)
(800) 882-8846
http://www.carpet-rug.com

Carpet maintenance, restoration guidelines for water-damaged carpet, other carpet-related issues

 

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
(800) 311-3435
http://www.cdc.gov

Information on health-related topics including asthma, molds in the environment, and occupational health

 

CDC's National Center for Environmental Health (NCEH)
(888) 232-6789
http://www.cdc.gov/nceh/airpollution/mold/stachy.htm

"Questions and answers on Stachybotrys chartarum and other molds"

 

Energy and Environmental Building Association
(952) 881-1098
http://www.eeba.org

Information on energy-efficient and environmentally responsible buildings, humidity/moisture control/vapor barriers

 

Floods/Flooding

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
(800) 480-2520

http://www.fema.gov/mit

Publications on floods, flood proofing, etc.

 

University of Minnesota, Dept. of Environmental Health & Safety
(612) 626-5804

http://www.dehs.umn.edu/remanagi.html

Managing water infiltration into buildings

 

University of Wisconsin-Extension, The Disaster Network
(608) 262-3980

http://www.uwex.edu/ces/news/handbook.html

Information on floods and other natural disasters

 

 Institute of Inspection, Cleaning and Restoration Certification (IICRC)
(360) 693-5675
http://www.iicrc.org

Information on and standards for the inspection, cleaning, and restoration industry

 

Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDSs)—Cornell University
http://msds.pdc.cornell.edu/msdssrch.asp
MSDSs contain information on chemicals or compounds including topics such as health effects, first aid and protective equipment for people who work with or handle these chemicals

 

National Air Duct Cleaners Association (NADCA)
(202) 737-2926
http://www.nadca.com

Duct cleaning information

 

National Institute of Building Sciences (NIBS)
(202) 289-7800
http://www.nibs.org

Information on building regulations, science, and technology

 

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
(800) 35-NIOSH (800-356-4674)
http://www.cdc.gov/niosh

Health and safety information with a workplace orientation

 

National Pesticide Telecommunications Network (NPTN)
(800) 858-7378
http://ace.orst.edu/info/nptn
Information on pesticides/antimicrobial chemicals, including safety and disposal information

 

New York Department of Health,
Bureau of Environmental and Occupational Disease Epidemiology
(212) 788-4290
http://www.ci.nyc.ny.us/html/doh/html/epi/moldrpt1.html

Guidelines on Assessment and Remediation of Fungi in Indoor Environments

 

Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
(800) 321-OSHA (800-321-6742)
http://www.osha.gov

Information on worker safety, including topics such as respirator use and safety in the workplace

 

Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors' National Association (SMACNA)
(703) 803-2980
http://www.smacna.org

Technical information on topics such as air conditioning and air ducts

 

Water Loss Institute, Association of Specialists in Cleaning and Restoration
(800) 272-7012 or (410) 729-9900
http://www.ascr.org/wli/

 

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