Resources
AFFILIATIONS AND MEMBERSHIPS
Indoor Air Quality Association, Inc.
INDUSTRY STANDARDS & REFERENCE FOR MOLD AND WATER DAMAGE
Institute of Inspection, Cleaning and Restoration Certification Standards
Standard IICRC S500, Standard for Professional Water Damage Restoration (third edition published April 2006)
S520 Standard and Reference Guide for Professional Mold Remediation (second edition published August 2008)
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
www.epa.gov/iaq/molds/moldguide ("a brief guide to mold, moisture & your home")
www.epa.gov/iaq/molds/mold_remediation ("mold remediation in schools & commercial buildings")
Guidelines on Assessment and Remediation of Fungi in Indoor Environments (New York City Dept. of Health April 2000)
www.nyc.gov/html/doh/html/epi/moldrpt1
American Conference for Governmental Industrial Hygienist-Bioaerosols: Assessment and Control (1999)
(IESO) Standards of Practice for the Assessment of Indoor Environmental Quality (1st edition April 2002) Volume 1: Mold sampling; Assessment of Mold Contamination www.iestandards.org
RESOURCES LISTED A TO Z
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- AIR DUCTS
- Duct cleaning information
www.nadca.com - EPA Guide "should you have the air ducts in your home cleaned"
www.epa.gov/iaq/pubs/airduct - EPA Guide "should you have your air ducts cleaned" (PDF)
- Duct cleaning information
- AIR PURIFIERS
- ALLERGENS
- www.aafa.org (Allergen and Asthma Foundation of America)
- www.aaaai.org (American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology)
- www.lungusa.org (American Lung Association information on allergies and asthma)
- www.acaai.org (American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology)
- ASBESTOS
- www.epa.gov/asbestos/pubs/ashome.html (Asbestos in your home)
- www.epa.gov/iaq/asbestos.html (EPA - An introduction to air quality) (Asbestos)
- www.osha.gov/SLTC/asbestos/index.html (Occupational Safety & Health Administration - OSHA)
- www.baaqmd.gov (Bay Area Air Quality Management District)
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- BACTERIA
- www.legionella.org/general_info.htm (legionella)
- www.cdc.gov/ecoli/ (Centers for Disease Control & Prevention) (E.coli)
- www.kbac-hi.org/BMPs/content/def_bacteria.htm
- www.stream-team.org/Parameters/bacteria.html
- www.infectioncontroltoday.com/articles/vancomycin-resistant-enteroc.html (Enterococci bacteria)
- www.emlab.com/s/sampling/env-report-09-2005.html (EMLab P&K sewage contamination testing)
- www.emlab.com/s/sampling/env-report-02-2007.html
- BED BUGS
- www.ohioline.osu.edu/hyg-fact/2000/2105.html (Ohio State University Extension Fact Sheet)
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- CHILDREN
- www.kidshealth.org
- www.webmd.com/asthma/news/20050304/household-mold-doubles-kids-asthma-risk (Household Mold Doubles Kids Asthma Risk)
- CONTRACTORS
- www.tbsconstructions.com (TBS Construction, Inc.)
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- DEHUMIDIFIERS
— E —
- ESPAÑOL
- www.epa.gov/espanol/saludhispana/moho.htm (información sobre moho en español)
- www.aclppp.org/spanish.htm (Alameda County Lead Poisoning Prevention Program)
- www.hud.gov/offices/lead/enforcement/disclosure.cfm The Lead Disclosure Rule by Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
- www.recalls.gov/spanish.html (Recalls)
- www.acaai.org/public/lifeQuality/asma.htm (American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology)
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— H —
- HEPA FILTERS
- HOME INSPECTION INDUSTRY
- www.creia.org (California Real Estate Inspection Association)
- www.hiscorp.biz (Home Inspection Services Corp)
- HUMIDIFIERS
— I —
- INFRARED THERMAL IMAGING
- INDOOR AIR QUALITY (IAQ)
- www.cal-iaq.org (California Indoor Air Quality Program)
- www.legionella.org
- www.dhs.ca.gov/iaq/radon.htm (radon and IAQ)
- www.epa.gov/iaq/formalde.html (formaldehyde)
- www.osha.gov (Occupational Safety & Health Administration)
- www.acgih.org American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH)
- www.iaqa.org (Indoor Air Quality Association)
- www.iaqcouncil.org (American Indoor Air Quality Council)
- www.aiha.org (American Industrial Hygiene Association)
- www.cdc.gov (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/pubs/425.html (Biological Pollutants in Your Home) This brochure was prepared by the American Lung Association and the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.
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- LABORATORIES
- www.ts.nist.gov/Standards/Accreditation/index.cfm (National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program) (NVLAP)
- LEAD
- www.epa.gov/lead (lead in paint, dust and soil US EPA)
- www.hud.gov/offices/lead Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control
- www.dhs.ca.gov (California Department of Public Health)
- www.dhs.ca.gov/childlead (California Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Branch)
- www.cpsc.gov Consumer Products Safety Commission (lead toy recall)
- www.aclppp.org (Alameda County Lead Poisoning Prevention Program)
- www.cdph.ca.gov/programs/CLPPB/Pages/LRCCertList-CC.aspx (California Department of Health - certified Lead Inspector/Assessor professionals)
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- MOLD RESOURCES
- www.epa.gov/mold (US Environmental Protection Agency)
- http://www.cdc.gov/mold/dampness_facts.htm
- www.cdc.gov/mold/faqs.htm (Molds in the Environment fact sheet)
- www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/molds.html (National Library of Medicine - mold website)
- www.moldhelp.org
- www.osha.gov/SLTC/molds (Occupational Safety & Health Administration)
- www.epa.gov/iaq/pubs/airduct.html (EPA's Should you have the air ducts in your home cleaned?
- MOLD GLOSSARY
— N —
- NEGATIVE AIR MACHINES
— R —
- RADON
- www.epa.gov/radon/pdfs/citizensguide.pdf (EPA's Citizens Guide to Radon)
- www.cdph.ca.gov/HealthInfo/environhealth/Pages/Radon.aspx (California Department of Public Health)
- RESTORATION INDUSTRY
- www.ascr.org (Restoration Industry Association)
- RECALLS
— S —
- STACHYBOTRYS MOLD
- www.healthandenergy.com/stachybotrys.htm
- www.cdc.gov/mold/stachy.htm (Stachybotrys and health effects)
- www.mold-help.org/content/view/429/
- SICK BUILDING SYNDROME
— V —
- VOC'S (volatile organic compounds)
- www.epa.gov/iaq/voc.html
- www.thefreshairechoice.com (Paint without Voc's)
— W —
- WHO (World Health Organization)
- WORK PLACE
- www.cdc.gov/health/airquality.html
- www.osha.gov/SLTC/indoorairquality/
- www.businessweek.com/2000/00_23/b3684001.htm (Is Your Office Killing You?)
OTHER USEFUL RESOURCES
- CITY OF SAN JOSE
- STATE OF CALIFORNIA
- www.ca.gov
- www.dtsc.ca.gov (California Department of Toxic Substances Control)
- www.clsb.ca.gov (California Contractors State License Board)
- www.arb.ca.gov (California Air Resources Board)
- www.calepa.ca.gov (California EPA Home Page)
- www.dhs.ca.gov (California Department of Public Health)
- www.dtsc.ca.gov/REA/index.cfm (California Registered Environmental Assessor Program)
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