Environmental Issues

• A Guide for Creating a Healthier Home (.pdf)
  How to:
  - Reduce Indoor Allergens
  - Control Moisture in the Home
  - Avoid Heating Headaches
  - Check Household Furnishings
  - Use Household Products with Caution
  - Improve Air Filtration
  Includes Free Product Information Request card.
   
• An Update On Formaldehyde (.pdf)
  - What is Formaldehyde?
  - Why Should You Be Concerned?
  - What Levels of Formaldehyde Are Normal?
  - What Affects Formaldehyde Levels?
  - What are the Major Sources?
  - Do You Have Formaldehyde-Related Symptoms?
  - Should You Measure Formaldehyde?
  - How Do You Reduce Formaldehyde Exposure?
  - How Do You Reduce Existing Formaldehyde Levels?
   
• Building Radon Resistant Homes (.pdf)
  - Building the Framework: Introduction.
  - Digging Deeper: Questions and Answers.
  - Nuts and Bolts Installation Guide
  - Sold: Working With Homebuyers.
   
• Environmental Superfund Information (link)
   
• EPA Mold Resources (.pdf)
  - Introduction to Molds
  - Basic Mold Cleanup
  - Ten Things You Should Know About
  - Mold
  - Asthma and Mold
  - Floods/Flooding
  - Health and Mold
  - Homes and Mold
  - Indoor Air Regulations and Mold
  - Large Buildings and Mold
  - Schools and Mold and Indoor Air Quality
  - Other Mold-Related Resources/Links.
   
• Home Buyer's and Seller's Guide to Radon (.pdf)
  - Why Should I Test for Radon
  - I’m Selling a Home. What Should I Do?
  - I’m Buying a Home. What Should I Do
  - I’m Buying or Building A New Home.
  - How Can I Protect My Family
  - How Can I Get Reliable Radon Test Results
  - What Should I Do If the Radon Level Is High
  - Radon Myths and Facts
   
• Lead Hazard Information Pamphlet (.pdf)
  - Are You Planning To Buy,Rent,or Renovate a Home Built Before 1978?
  - Lead From Paint,Dust,and Soil Can Be Dangerous If Not Managed Properly.
  - Lead Gets in the Body in Many Ways.
  - Where Lead-Based Paint Is Found.
  - Checking Your Family for Lead.
  - Identifying Lead Hazards.
  - Checking Your Home for Lead.
  - What You Can Do Now To Protect Your Family.
  - Reducing Lead Hazards In The Home.
  - Remodeling or Renovating a Home With Lead-Based Paint.
  - Other Sources of Lead.
  - For More Information.
  - EPA Regional Offices.
  - CPSC Regional Offices.
  - HUD Lead Office.
   
• lead paint disclosure (.pdf)
  - Document of Disclosure of Information on Lead-Based
    Paint and/or Lead-Based Paint Hazards.
   
• lead paint fact sheet (.pdf)
  - Summary
  - Lead-based paint in housing
  - Effects of lead poisoning
  - Background
  - What is required
  - What is not required
  - Type of housing covered
  - Type of housing not covered
  - Effective dates
  - Those affected
  - Effect on states and local governments
   
• Mold, Moisture and your Home (.pdf)
  - Mold Basics
  - Mold Cleanup
  - Mold Cleanup Guidelines
  - What to Wear When Cleaning Moldy Areas
  - How Do I Know When the Remediation or Cleanup is Finished?
  - Moisture and Mold Prevention and Control Tips
  - Hidden Mold
  - Cleanup and Biocides
  - Additional Resources
  
  

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