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Indoor Air Pollutants

Numerous pollutants exist in our homes and work areas that could be dangerous to our health.  They include mold, radon, carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, ozone, formaldehyde, asbestos, lead, etc.  This page will provide some basic information on some of the common indoor air pollutants.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has a lot of useful information on MOLD.  For more information on mold, click the link below:

http://www.epa.gov/mold/moldresources.html

 

Here are a few more links you can use for information on mold:


Center for Disease Control
National Center for Environmental Health
State of the Science on Molds and Human Health
http://www.cdc.gov/nceh/airpollution/images/moldsci.pdf



Institute of Medicine's
Report on Damp Indoor Spaces
The full report can be accessed at:
http://newton.nap.edu/catalog/11011.html



Minnesota Department of Health
Environmental Health in Minnesota
Mold in Homes
http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/eh/indoorair/mold/index.html



California Department of Health Services
Indoor Air Quality Info Sheet
Mold in My Home:  What do I do?
http://www.cal-iaq.org/mold0107.htm



 




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