Enviromental Protection Agency – Healthy Home Information

I have compiled information from the Enviromental Protection Agency that includes Air Quality, Mold, Lead, Asbestos, and Water Quality concerning your home.  There is a wealth of information here that will help to educate you on the health risks in and around your home.

Air Quality

EPA – Basic Information About Indoor Air Quality

http://www.epa.gov/iaq/ia-intro.html

EPA – Sources of Indoor Air Pollution – Improving Indoor Air Quality

http://www.epa.gov/iaq/is-imprv.html

EPA – The Inside Story – A Guide to Indoor Air Quality

http://www.epa.gov/iaq/pubs/insidest.html

Mold

EPA – A Guide to Mold, Moisture and Your Home

http://www.epa.gov/mold/pdfs/moldguide.pdf

EPA – Home Buyer’s and Seller’s Guide to Radon

http://www.epa.gov/radon/pubs/hmbyguid.html

Lead

http://www.epa.gov/lead/pubs/leadpdfe/pdf

EPA – Testing Your Home for Lead in Paint, Dust, and Soil

http://www.epa.gov/lead/pubs/leadtest.pdf

EPA – Reducing Lead Hazards When Remodeling Your Home

http://www.epa.gov/lead/pubs/rrpamph.prf

Asbestos

EPA – Asbestos in Your Home

http://www.epa.gov/asbestos/pubs/ashome.html

Drinking Water

EPA – Drinking Water and Health – What You Need to Know

http://www.epa.gov/safewater/dhw/dw-health.pdf

EPA – Drinking Water From Household Wells

http://www/epa.gov/safewater/privatewells/pdfs/household_wells.pdf

Other Private Well System Info

http://www.wellcarehotline.org/
http://www.watersystemscouncil.org/
http://www.wellowner.org/

Environmental Consumer Information

Greener Choices -

http://www.greenerchoices.org/

Database of Environmental Information for Products and Services

http://yosemite1.epa.gov/oppt/eppstand2.nsf

Consumers Union’s Guide to Environmental Labels

http://www.greenerchoices.org/eco-labels/eco-home.cfm?redirect=1

Environmentally Preferable Purchasing

http://www.epa.gov/oppt/epp/pubs/claims.htm