INDOOR AIR QUALITY IMPROVEMENT GUIDE ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS - INSPECT, TEST, REMEDY Aerobiology Associations AIR CLEANER PURIFIER TYPES AIR FILTER EFFECTIVENESS AIR FILTERS, FIBERGLASS PARTICLES AIR FILTERS for HVAC SYSTEMS AIR FILTERS, OPTIMUM INDOOR AIR FILTERS, SOURCES FOR AIR FILTERING STRATEGIES AIR FILTERING CONTINUOUS FAN OPERATION AIR HANDLER / BLOWER UNITS AIR LEAK DETECTION TOOLS AIR POLLUTANTS, COMMON INDOOR Air Quality Improvement Strategies AIR LEAK SEALING PROCEDURE AIR SEALING STRATEGIES AIR TEST FOR MOLD: ACCURACY AIR TEST SAMPLING CASSETTE STUDY AIRBORNE MOLD SPORE COUNT ACCURACY ALLERGEN TESTS for buildings ALLERGY TESTS for PEOPLE ALLERGY TEST ACCURACY ANIMAL ALLERGENS / PET DANDER ANIMAL ENTRY POINTS in buildings ASBESTOS CLEANUP COMPANIES ASBESTOS ROOFING / SIDING DUST ASBESTOS FLOORING HAZARD REDUCTION ASBESTOS-FREE INSULATION MATERIALS ASBESTOS IDENTIFICATION IN buildings ASBESTOS FLOORING HAZARD REDUCTION ASBESTOS FLOORING REMOVAL GUIDE ASBESTOS List of Asbestos-Containing Products ASBESTOS MATERIAL REGULATIONS ASBESTOS MATERIAL REGULATIONS Update ASBESTOS MATERIAL REGULATIONS, OSHA Roofing/Siding ASBESTOS Photo Guide to Materials / Products ASBESTOS REMOVAL, Amateur, Incomplete Asbestos Removal, Certification ASBESTOS REMOVAL GUIDE, FLOORING ASBESTOS REMOVAL, Wetting Guidelines ASBESTOS RISK ASSESSMENT Asbestos Under the Microscope ATTORNEYS and EXPERT WITNESSES Backdrafting Appliances BASEMENT MOLD BASKETBALL MOLD SYNDROME - BBMS BATHROOM MOLD BIBLIOGAPHY for ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH, MOLD, IAQ BIOGAS PRODUCTION & USE BIOLOGICAL POLLUTANTS BIOLOGICAL POLLUTANTS in the HOME - EPA Bisphenol-A, BPA BLOWER DOORS & AIR INFILTRATION BLOWER FAN CONTINUOUS OPERATION BLOWER FAN OPERATION & TESTING BLUE vs YELLOW COMBUSTION FLAMES BLUERAY Recall BOOKSTORE - ENVIRONMENTAL BUILDING SAFETY HAZARDS GUIDE BUY PRODUCTS for MOLD & ALLERGY CONTROL Cadmium in the home CARBON DIOXIDE - CO2 CO2 POISONING SYMPTOMS CO2 HEALTH EFFECTS CO2 EXPOSURE LIMITS TYPICAL CO2 LEVELS CARBON MONOXIDE - CO ALARM CAUSES - CO EXPOSURE LIMITS for CO INSPECTION for CARBON MONOXIDE TESTS for CARBON MONOXIDE MEDICAL EFFECTS of CO POISONING SYMPTOMS - CO Carbon Nanotube Hazards CARPET DUST IDENTIFICATION CARPET MOLD CONTAMINATION CARPET PADDING ASBESTOS, MOLD, ODORS CARPET FUNGICIDAL SPRAY CARPET STAIN DIAGNOSIS CARPET & other STAIN TESTS CARPET TEST GUIDE CARPETING & INDOOR AIR QUALITY CARPETING, SELECTION & INSTALLATION CAT DANDER in buildings Cell phone Radiation Hazards CHIMNEY INSPECTION DIAGNOSIS REPAIR COALSTOVE SAFETY COMBUSTION PRODUCTS & IAQ CHINESE DRYWALL HAZARDS CHEMICAL CONTAMINANTS in WATER CHLORINE IN DRINKING WATER CHLORINE in WATER, HOW TO TEST FOR CHLORINE IN SEPTIC WASTEWATER COMBUSTION GASES & PARTICLE HAZARDS CPSC Indoor Air Pollution Book Online Copy Disinfecting buildings with Bleach DRAFT HOODS - gas fired DRAFT MEASUREMENT, CHIMNEYS & FLUES DRAFT REGULATORS, DAMPERS, BOOSTERS DRINKING WATER Diethylstilbestrol - DES DUCT SYSTEM & DUCT DEFECTS DUST ANALYSIS for FIBERGLASS DUST CONTAMINATION FROM HVAC? 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HEATING OIL PIPING TROUBLES HEATING OIL SHELF LIFE HEATING OIL SLUDGE HEATING OIL USAGE RATE HOME BUYERS GUIDE TO OIL TANKS OIL TANK ABANDONING PROCEDURE OIL TANK LEAK ADVICE OXYGEN - O2 OZONE HAZARDS OZONE for MOLD OR ODORS PAINTS & COATINGS ODORS IN buildings Particulates & Allergens Indoors Pesticide Exposure Hazards PET ALLERGEN REMEDIES Pet Dander PLASTIC CONTAINERS, TANKS, TYPES PLASTIC HEATER VENT PLASTIC ODORS-SCREENS, SIDING PLUMBING SYSTEM ODORS Pollen Photos PVC - VINYL BUILDING PRODUCTS RADON HAZARD TESTS & MITIGATION Radon Enviro-Scare ROT, FUNGUS, TERMITES TERMITE SHIELDS vs TERMITICIDE SAFETY HAZARDS GUIDE SAFETY HAZARDS & INSPECTIONS SEPTIC SYSTEM INSPECT DIAGNOSE REPAIR SEPTIC METHANE GAS SEPTIC ODORS SEPTIC PUMPS SEPTIC SYSTEM ODORS SEPTIC & CESSPOOL SAFETY SEWAGE BACKUP TEST & CLEANUP SEWAGE & SEPTIC CONTAMINANTS SEWAGE CONTAMINATION in buildings SEWAGE CONTAMINANTS in FRUIT / VEGETABLES SEWAGE NITROGEN CONTAMINANTS NITROGEN CONTAMINATION NITROGEN REFERENCES SEWAGE PATHOGENS in SEPTIC SLUDGE Components Entering a Septic Tank Components of Raw Sewage Components of Septic Tank Effluent Settled septic tank sludge Floating septic tank scum Gases in the septic tank SEWAGE PUMPS SEWAGE PUMP CLOG DAMAGE SEWER BACKUP PREVENTION SEWER GAS ODORS SEWER GAS ODORS in COLD WEATHER SEWER LINE REPLACEMENT SICK HOUSE IAQ QUESTIONNAIRE SIDING VINYL SMELL PATCH TEST to Track Down Odors SOUND CONTROL in buildings SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS STAINS on buildings - QUICK GUIDE STAIN DIAGNOSIS on BUILDING EXTERIORS STAIN DIAGNOSIS on BUILDING INTERIORS STAINS on INDOOR SURFACES: PHOTO GUIDE STAINS & Thermal Tracking SULPHUR & SEWER GAS SMELL SOURCES THERMAL TRACKING Indicates Heat Loss UFFI UREA FORMALDEHYDE FOAM INSULATION URETHANE FOAM Deterioration, Outgassing VAPOR BARRIERS & CONDENSATION in buildings VENTILATION in buildings VINYL CHLORIDE HEALTH INFO VINYL Siding or PLASTIC Window ODORS in buildings Volatile Organic Compounds VOCs WATER ODORS, CAUSE CURE WATER TANK SAFETY WATER TESTS, CONTAMINANTS, TREATMENT Contaminant Level Cheat on tests Correcting Unsatisfactory Lead Supply Lines Reduce Lead Contamination Shock a Well, How Supply & Drain Piping Water Requirements Water Test Advice WATER TEST CHOICES & WATER TEST FEES WATER TREATMENT EQUIPMENT CHOICES Well Pollution WIND ENERGY SYSTEMS WIND TURBINES & LIGHTNING World Trade Center Collapse Dust Photos More Information
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Pesticides
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Radon - source, health effects, exposure levels, steps to reduce
VOCs - volatile organic compounds - source, health effects, exposure levels, steps to reduce
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According to Best Practices Guide to Residential Construction :
Public health officials have focused their efforts on outside
air pollution for decades, establishing laws and guidelines
for what is acceptable air to breath. As it turns out,
however, people spend a lot more time indoors than out
and, on average, the air is far dirtier indoors. Pollutants
range from the merely unpleasant to the potentially deadly.
The health effects of low exposures to many of these substances
over long time periods is not well understood.
Yet,
it seems prudent to have a working knowledge of what’s
in the air you’re breathing and to take commonsense steps
to eliminate or minimize materials that, in larger doses,
make most people sick.
A summary of common indoor pollutants
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For a full discussion of these indoor air hazards see pages 282 and 294 in Best Practices Guide to Residential Construction , by Steven Bliss , Wiley & Sons.
The following table, issued in three sections, lists common indoor air hazards and contaminants, providing for each contaminant the name, description, primary household sources, health effects, typical exposure levels, and steps to reduce exposure. Below on this page we add corrosive sulphur outgassing from Chinese drywall and a link to odor detection help in buildings.
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Update: to the indoor air quality hazards listed in these tables we add
CHINESE DRYWALL HAZARDS ODORS & SMELLS DIAGNOSIS & CURE
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