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Website describing particulate matter (PM) pollution.
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Article describing considerations for choosing a room-level air cleaner to improve indoor air quality.
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Article describing technologies available for monitoring indoor air quality (IAQ).
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Website describing archived program inforamtion for the Air Sensors International Conference, hosted by the University of California, Davis.
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Article describing particulate matter (PM), what it is, how it can be harmful, and what can be done about it.
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Document describing recent discussions on indoor carbon dioxide (CO 2) levels.
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Resource hub describing indoor air quality research performed by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.
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Website describing indoor air quality, and common indoor pollutants and how to reduce exposure to them.
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Fact sheet describing indoor air quality (IAQ), including information on common sources of indoor air pollutants and best practices for improving IAQ.
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Website explaining the risks associated with radon in homes and how to protect homes against radon.
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Video describing examples of poor air sealing in a new home and good air sealing of the garage-to-house air barrier in a gut rehab.
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A list of EPA federal regulations regarding stationary sources of air pollution.
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Website describing the CRI Green Label Plus low-VOC carpet labeling program.
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Webinar from John McKeon of Allergy Standards on how the indoor air quality trend is influencing building science practices, including filtration systems to help with allergy problems. Free EEBA login required.
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Website from the EPA containing information for homeowners and renters about how to identify asbestos in the home and how to deal with it to reduce exposure to it.
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Website providing medical information about malignant mesothelioma, a cancer related to asbestos exposure.
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This publication provides a set of best practices for improving indoor air quality in conjunction with energy upgrade work in homes.
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Video describing the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) and how regulatory monitors and air sensors collect data of differing quality and scales, and the uses for sensors and questions to ask when looking at sensor data.
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Article describing ways home owners can improve ventilation in their kitchens.
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Report telling consumers how radon gets into a home and how to reduce radon entry into a home.
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Website helping builders, designers, and home energy raters find products that are compliant with the EPA Indoor airPLUS Construction Specification requirements for low-emission materials.
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Webinar from Joe Medosch of Hayward Score describing the benefits of having a healthy home for residents as well as how to market healthy homes as a business model. Included are updates on technology advances and materials to use and avoid. Free EEBA login required.
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Report describing a field study to measure pollutant concentrations in 324 homes in California.
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Companion document to the Indoor airPLUS Construction Specifications, providing guidance on identifying compliant products, including industry databases and examples of product labeling.
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EPA’s 2008 Lead-Based Paint Renovation, Repair and Painting (RRP) Rule (as amended in 2010 and 2011), aims to protect the public from lead-based paint hazards associated with renovation, repair and painting activities.
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Report telling consumers the risks of radon, how radon gets into a home, and steps consumers can take to reduce radon exposure in their homes.
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Standard describing methods for installing radon mitigation systems in existing residential buildings three stories or less in height which was published in the year 2021 and is available for preview and purchase at the reference link.
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This guide is intended to provide state, local, and Tribal public health officials with information they need to be prepared for smoke events and, when wildfire smoke is present, to communicate health risks and take measures to protect the public.