Mold-Info-Websites

Internet Sources of Mold and Environmental Information:

17. http://botit.botany.wisc.edu
18. http://www.mold.ph
19. http://www.moldinspector.com
20. http://www.moldinspection.com
21. http://www.moldmart.net
22. http://www.moldnews.net
23. http://www.environmental-products-services-testing-training.com
24. http://www.environmental-health-protection-management.com

Additional Mold Reference Websites & Resources

An Office Building Occupant’s Guide to IAQ
http://www.epa.gov/iaq/pubs/occupgd.html

Biological Contaminants
http://www.epa.gov/iaq/biologic.html

Building Air Quality Action Plan (For Commercial Buildings)
http://www.epa.gov/iaq/largebldgs/actionpl.html

Floods / Flooding
http://www.epa.gov/iaq/pubs/flood.html

Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) Home Page
http://www.epa.gov/iaq

IAQ in Large Buildings/Commercial Buildings
http://www.epa.gov/iaq/largebldgs/

IAQ in Schools
http://www.epa.gov/iaq/schools

Mold Resources
http://www.epa.gov/iaq/molds/moldresources.html

Mold Remediation in Schools and Commercial Buildings
http://www.epa.gov/iaq/molds/mold_remediation.html

U.S. EPA IAQ Information Clearinghouse (IAQINFO)
Phone: (800)438-4318 or (703)356-4020
Fax: (703)356-5386
Email: iaqinfo@aol.com
Indoor air related documents, answers to Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) questions, maintains listing of State IAQ contacts, and regional EPA Contacts.

Air Conditioning Contractors of America (ACCA)
(703)575-4477
http://www.acca.org/index.html
Information on indoor comfort products and services.

American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM)
(847)818-1800
http://www.acoemprivatepractice.com/
Referrals to physicians who have experience with environmental exposures.

American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists, Inc. (ACGIH)
(513)742-2020
http://www.acgih.org
Occupational and environmental health and safety information.

American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA)
(703)849-8888
http://www.aiha.org
Information on industrial hygiene and indoor air quality issues including mold hazards and legal issues.

American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers, Inc. (ASHRAE)
(800)527-4723
http://www.ashrae.org
Information on engineering issues and indoor air quality.

Association of Occupational and Environmental Clinics (AOEC)
(202)347-4976
http://www.aoec.org
Referrals to clinics with physicians, who have experience with environmental exposures, include exposure to mold; maintains a database of occupational and environmental cases.

Association of Specialists in Cleaning and Restoration (ASCR)
(800)272-7012 or (410)729-3603
http://www.ascr.org/institutes
Carpet and Upholstery Cleaning Institute, Mechancial Systems Hygiene Institute, National Institute of Disaster Restoration, National Institute Rug Cleaning, Water Loss Institute referrals to professionals.

American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (AAAAI)
(800)822-2762
http://www.aaaai.org/
Physician referral directory, information on allergies and asthma.

Asthma and Allergy Foundation of American (AAFA)
(800) 7ASTHMA (800)727-8462)
http://www.aafa.org
Information on allergies and asthma.

American Lung Association (ALA)
(800) LUNGUSA (800)586-4872)
http:// www.lungusa.org
Information on allergies and asthma.

Allergy and Asthma Network Mothers of Asthmatics (AANMA)
(800)878-4403 or (703)641-9595)
http://www.aanma.org
Information on allergies and asthma.

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
(301)496-5717
http://www.niaid.nih.gov
Information on allergies and asthma.

National Jewish Medical and Research Center
(800) 222LUNG (800)222-5864)
http://www.njc.org
Information on allergies and asthma.

Carpet and Rug Institute (CRI)
(800) 882-8846
http://www.carpet-rug.com
Carpet maintenance, restoration guidelines for water-damaged carpet, other carpet-related issues.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
(800)311-3435
http://www.cdc.gov
Information on health-related topics including asthma molds in the environment, and occupational health. CDC is recognized as the lead federal agency for protecting the health and safety of the American people at home and abroad. It serves as the national focus for developing and applying disease prevention and control, environmental health, and health promotion and education activities.

Floods/Flooding
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
(800)480-2520
http://www.fema.gov/mit
Publications on floods, flood proofing, etc.

University of Minnesota, Department of Environmental Health and Safety
(612)626-5804
http://www.dehs.umn.edu/iaq/flood.html
Managing water infiltration into buildings.

Indoor Environmental Remediation Board (IERB)
(215)387-4097
http://www.ierb.org
Information on best practices in building remediation.

Institute of Inspection, Cleaning and Restoration Certification (IICRC)
(360)693-5675
http://www.iicrc.org
Information on and standards for the inspection, cleaning, and restoration industry.

International Sanitary Supply Association (ISSA)
(800)225-4772
http://www.issa.com
Education and training on cleaning and maintenance.

MidAtlantic Environmental Hygiene Resource Center (MEHRC)
(215)387-4096
http://www.mehrc.org
Indoor environmental quality training center giving courses in building moisture and biocontamination, and managing and operating facilities for good IAQ. Extensive courses given in IAQ.

National Air Duct Cleaners Association (NADCA)
(202)737-2926
http://www.nadca.com
Duct cleaning information.

National Institute of Building Sciences (NIBS)
(202)289-7800
http://www.nibs.org
Information on building regulations, science, and technology.

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
(800) 35NIOSH (800)356-4674)
http://www.cdc.gov/niosh
Health and safety information with a workplace orientation.

National Pesticide Information Center (NPIC)
(800)858-7378
http://npic.orst.edu/
Information on pesticides/antimicrobial chemicals, including safety and disposal information.

New York Department of Health, Bureau of Environmental and Occupational Disease Epidemiology, Guidelines on Assessment and Remediation of Fungi in Indoor Environments.
(212)788-4290
http://www.ci.nyc.ny.us/html/doh/html/epi/moldrpt1.html

Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
200 Constitution Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20210
(800)321-OSHA (800)321-6742)
http://www.osha.gov
Information on worker safety and health, compliance assistance, laws and regulations, cooperative programs, state programs, statistics, and newsroom.

Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors’ National Association (SMACNA)
(703)803-2980
http://www.smacna.org
Technical information on topics such as air conditioning and air ducts.

Mold Resources Recommended by Indoor Air Quality Association

American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists
(book) Bioaerosols: Assessment and Control, 1999
Edited by Janet Macher
from the ACGIH Bioaerosols Committee
Chapter 3. Health Effects of Bioaerosols
Chapter 10. Prevention and Control of Microbial Contamination - By Richard
Shaughnessy, Philip Morey and Eugene Cole
Chapter 19. Fungi - by Harriet Burge and James Otten
(ordering information for this document: http://www.acgih.org/store/ProductDetail.cfm?id=349 )

American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA)
Report of Microbial Task Force, 2001
http://www.aiha.org/Committees/documents/webmicrobial.pdf

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
New Residential Mold Guide
http://www.epa.gov/iaq/molds/moldguide.html#Who%20should%20do%20the%20cleanup

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Mold Resources
http://www.epa.gov/iaq/pubs/moldresources.html

Mold Remediation in Schools and Commercial Buildings, March 2001
http://www.epa.gov/iaq/molds/index.html

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Molds in the Environment
http://www.cdc.gov/nceh/airpollution/mold/moldfacts.htm

Questions and Answers on Stachybotrys chartarum and other molds
http://www.cdc.gov/nceh/airpollution/mold/stachy.htm

California Research Bureau Reports
Molds, Toxic Molds, and Indoor Air Quality
http://www.library.ca.gov/crb/01/notes/v8n1.pdf

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

Other mold related web sites:
http://www.cal-iaq.org//iaqsheet.htm#Mold

CDHS Environmental Health Investigations Branch (EHIB)
Information on Indoor Mold
http://www.dhs.cahwnet.gov/org/ps/deodc/ehib/EHIB2/topics/mold.html

New York City Department of Health
Guidelines on Assessment and Remediation of Fungi in Indoor Environments,
2000
http://www.ci.nyc.ny.us/html/doh/html/epi/moldrpt1.html

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

Indoor Mold: Health Hazard Identification and Control
http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/eh/indoorair/mold/hazardid.html

University of Minnesota, Department of Environmental Health and Safety
Fungi in Buildings
http://www.dehs.umn.edu/iaq/fungus/

Fungal Abatement Safe Operating Procedure
http://www.dehs.umn.edu/iaq/sop.html

Managing Water Infiltration Into Buildings
http://www.dehs.umn.edu/iaq/flood.html

Washington State Department of Health
Got Mold? Frequently Asked Questions
http://www.doh.wa.gov/ehp/ts/IAQ/Got_Mold.html

Is Indoor Mold Contamination a Threat to Health?
http://www.doh.wa.gov/ehp/oehas/mold.html

Health Canada
Fungal contamination in public buildings: A guide to recognition and
management, 1995
http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/hecs-sesc/air_quality/pdf/fungal.pdf

Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation
Moisture and Air - Problems and Remedies
http://www.cmhc-schl.gc.ca/en/burema/gesein/Momo/moaipr/moaipr_012.cfm

A Condominium Owner's Guide to Mold
http://www.cmhc-schl.gc.ca/en/burema/gesein/abhose/abhose_ce44.cfm

Fighting Mold
http://www.cmhc-schl.gc.ca/en/burema/gesein/abhose/abhose_ce08.cfm

Healthy Indoor Air for America's Homes Project
http://www.montana.edu/wwwcxair

Eliminate Molds, Excessive Moisture and Other Biological Pollutants
http://www.montana.edu/wwwcxair/facts_mold.html

Family Handyman Magazine
Combating Mold and Mildew
by Spike Carlsen
http://www.familyhandyman.com/library/index.html
or
http://www.familyhandyman.com/200003/how_a_house_works/main.html

Home Energy Magazine Online November/December 1995
Fundamentals of Moisture In Houses
by Joseph Lstiburek and John Carmody
http://hem.dis.anl.gov/eehem/95/951108.html

Home Energy Magazine Online March/April 1998
Moisture Control In Bathrooms
By Marilou Cheple and Pat Huelman
http://www.homeenergy.org/archive/hem.dis.anl.gov/eehem/98/980310.html

Environmental Resources Recommended
by the American Nursing Association

http://nursingworld.org/mods/mod370/cehcver.htm
Environmental Health in the Health Care Setting

http://nursingworld.org/mods/mod250/CESAVERS.HTM
Environmentally Healthy Schools

http://enviRN.umaryland.edu
A one-stop shop created by the University of Maryland School of Nursing for nurses interested in environmental health.

Environmental Health Listserv
This listserv (online discussion) was created 5 years ago for nurses who are especially interested in environmental health. The listserv is moderated, meaning that there is a gatekeeper and information can only be sent by the moderator, who is on staff at the Environmental Health Education Center at the University of Maryland School of Nursing. Anyone can send the moderator information for distribution to the listserv. (To join the listserv, please email bsattler@son.umaryland.edu. Place "enviRN" in the subject area of the email message.)

www.epa.gov/
United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Safe Drinking Water Hotline: 1-800-426-4791
Ground Water and Drinking Water:
www.epa.gov/safewater
Surf Your Watershed (database):
www.epa.gov/surf
Info on private wells - www.epa.gov/safewater/pwells1.html
Office of Pesticides
Telephone: 703-305-5017
Web site:
www.epa.gov/pesticides

National Directory of Integrated Pest Management in schools:

http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/ipm/
Office of Children's Health Protection:
http://yosemite.epa.gov/ochp/ochpweb.nsf/homepage
The National Lead Information Center: 1-800-424-LEAD
EPA Lead Programs:
www.epa.gov/lead
National Pesticide Telecommunications Network: 1-800-858-7378
Health effects information on individual pesticides:
www.epa.gov/pesticides/reregistration/status.htm
UV Protection (Sun Wise School Program):
www.epa.gov/sunwise
Indoor Air Quality:
www.epa.gov/iaq
Envirofacts Data Warehouse:
www.epa.gov/enviro/index_java.html
Mold Prevention Tips:
www.epa.gov/iaq/molds/prevention.html
Mold Remediation Protective Clothing:
www.epa.gov/iaq/molds/whattowear.html
Mold Remediation Cleanup Methods:
www.epa.gov/iaq/molds/mold_remediation.html
Dust Mites (Clear Your Home of Asthma Triggers):
http://www.epa.gov/asthma/asthma.html
Radon Test Kit (A Citizen's Guide to Radon):
www.epa.gov/iaq/radon/pubs/citguide.html#howtotest
Protect Your Family and Yourself from Carbon Monoxide Poisoning:
www.epa.gov/iaq/pubs/coftsht.html
Mercury: In Your Community and the Environment:
www.epa.gov/grtlakes/bnsdocs/merccomm/merccomm.pdf
Pesticide Product Recalls:
www.epa.gov/pesticides/factsheets/alpha_fs.htm

www.CEHN.org
Children's Environmental Health Network -- Online resource guide

www.chej.org
Center for Health, Environment and Justice

www.cdc.gov/nceh/default.htm
National Center for Environmental Health (NCEH), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). NCEH provides expertise in environmental pesticide surveillance and disease outbreak investigations.

www.cpsc.gov
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission

CO Prevention:
cpsc.gov/cpscpub/pubs/cospot.html#prevention
www.atsdr.cdc.gov/toxfaq.html
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR). For fact sheets and information on pesticides.

Information Center: 1-888-422-8737 or ATSDRIC@cdc.gov
Emergency Response Hotline: 404-639-4270

www.preventingharm.org
Preventing Harm, is a resource and action center on children and the environment.

www.noharm.org
Health Care Without Harm

www.h2e-online.org
Hospitals for a Healthy Environment

www.lungusa.org
The American Lung Association
Telephone: 1-800-LUNG-USA

www.scorecard.org
Environmental Defense Toxic Release Inventory

www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/ANSWERS/2001/advisory.html
FDA Fish Advisory

www.oehha.org/pdf/exec.pdf
Health Effects of Exposure to Environmental Tobacco Smoke (California Environmental Protection Agency)

http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/pubs/5010.html
Underwriters Laboratories (UL) Standard for Carbon Monoxide Detectors

http://www.ianr.unl.edu/PUBS/water/g1333.htm
Lead Distillation Systems

www.wqa.org
Water Quality Association

www.nsf.org
NSF International: The Public Health and Safety Company

www.NursingWorld.org
Nursing World Organization