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Government LINKS

Section 1: A - F

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Slowly scroll through this site using the outbound links as time allows, or click on an alpha character above to quickly reach the agency in alpha order. Or, use

quick clicks to:
ABAG | Access Board | ADA | ATSDR | BAAQMD | California

California Building Standards Commission

Canada | CARB | CDC | CDPR | Congress | CPSC | | DOJ

EEOC | EPA | European Comm. | FDA

Gov't links G - Z | HUD | JAN | NIEHS | NIOSH | OSHA



Visit Thomas -- Legislative Information on the Internet
http://thomas.loc.gov/home/thomas.html
Remember, you can use your browser's find command!

General Questions about USA Government?
http://www.firstgov.gov/


Homepage: www.ehnca.org


NOTE: This section has been divided to speed loading. You should be able to use it as if it were all one document.

Please also visit our General Links pages, where each letter of the alphabet represents a separate page. For example, if you are looking for a link to ALA or AMA and their acknowledgement that fragrances can trigger asthma, or perhaps American PIE (Public Information on the Environment), go to page A. For information on fragrances or perfume, see Fragrances. If you are interested in the work of Julia Kendall, visit page K. Page M will provide links to other MCS sites. Page S will take you to SAFE Schools as well as an international site pertaining to MCS: SaferWorld.

Links are cross-referrenced as time allows.




A

ABAG (Association of Bay Area Governments)
http://www.abag.ca.gov/



Access Board -- U.S. Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board

ADA (Americans With Disabilities Act)
Also see GENERAL Links (http://users.lmi.net/~wilworks/ehnlinx/a.htm#ADA)

-- end California listings --

Canada
(Also see listing under Canada in General Links section)

CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
Notice how CDC leaves out the most important part of its name when giving its initials?
PREVENTION! Of course, there's no money in PREVENTION. But, seeing just CDC, leaves
many to joke, Center for Disease Creation. -- barb


Code of Federal Regualtions


Congressional Members -- both houses -- contact information




  • Consumer Information Center
    http://www.pueblo.gsa.gov/



    Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC)


    Consumer, US Gateway


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    D

    Departments of the US Government, page of links from Lycos:
    http://www.lycos.com/wguide/network/net_94046337.html

    DHS California Dept. of Helath Services

    DOD (Dept of Defense)
    The mission of the Department of Defense is to provide the military forces needed to deter war and to protect the security of our country. The department's headquarters is at the Pentagon (http://www.defenselink.mil/).

    DOE (Dept of Energy)
    http://www.doe.gov/

    DOJ (Department of Justice)
    http://www.usdoj.gov/



    DOL (Department of Labor)


    DOT (Department of Transportation)
    DTSC (Dept of Toxic Substances Control [California])
    http://www.dtsc.ca.gov/

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    E

    ED (Education, US Dept. of)
    http://www.ed.gov/

    EEOC (Equal Employment Opportunity Commission)
    Mission Statement: Our mission is to promote equal opportunity in employment by enforcing
    the federal civil rights employment laws through administrative and judicial
    actions, and education and technical assistance. [EEOC homepage]

    EEOC Homepage
    http://www.eeoc.gov/

    The ADA: Your Employment Rights as an Individual With a Disability
    http://www.eeoc.gov/facts/ada18.html

    Facts About the Americans with Disabilities Act [including Q&As]
    http://www.eeoc.gov/facts/fs-ada.html

    Filing a Charge
    http://www.eeoc.gov/facts/howtofil.html

    EEOC Press Releases
    http://www.eeoc.gov/pr.html

    Enforcement Guidance:
    Reasonable Accommodation and Undue Hardship
    Under the Americans with Disabilities Act
    http://www.eeoc.gov/docs/accommodation.html#contents12


  • Fragrance Illness Accommodation - Roberts v. U.S. DOT
    EEOC and an MCS ruling
    http://users.lmi.net/~wilworks/ehnhompg/eroberts.htm

    • Energy, Dept. of (DOE)



    DOE Information Security Server (DOE-IS)

    http://doe-is.llnl.gov/

    Environmental Health Policy Committee



    Environmental Protection Act for Children
    Sen. Barbara Boxer (D - CA)
    Senate bill 599; including introductory text, status and contact information
    http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/D?d105:1:./temp/~bd3uFv:@@@L|/bss/d105query.html|

    If the site given above is not opening properly, try searching from within Thomas:
    http://thomas.loc.gov/home/thomas.html


    EPA (Environmental Protection Agency)


    "The mission of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is to protect human health and
    to safeguard the natural environment -- air, water, and land -- upon which life depends."
    (http://www.epa.gov/epahome/epa.html)

    EPA's info on Sick Building Syndrome (SBS) and the efficacy of testing indoor air.

    A non-EPA page: EPA's Dirty Little Secrets - Top 10 Pesticide Perils
    http://www.drbuggs.com/epasecrets.htm

    Homepage
    http://www.epa.gov/

    • Sources of Indoor Air Pollution - Pesticides
      EPA states: Use non-chemical methods of pest control when possible.
      http://www.epa.gov/iaq/pesticid.html

      And, on the same page . . .

    • Air "fresheners"
      "... Paradichlorobenzene is also the key active ingredient in many air fresheners
      (in fact, some labels for moth repellents recommend that these same products be
      used as air fresheners or deodorants). Proper ventilation and basic household
      cleanliness will go a long way toward preventing unpleasant odors. ."
      Amen! You will find this near bottom of this page on Pesticides, under
      Keep exposure to moth repellents to a minimum. -- barb
      http://www.epa.gov/iaq/pesticid.html

    • Asthma in Schools
      "Each day, one in five Americans occupies a school building and the majority of these
      occupants are children. Environmental asthma triggers commonly found in school
      buildings are cockroaches and other pests, mold resulting from excess moisture in the
      building, and dander from animals in the classroom. Secondhand smoke and dust mites
      are other known environmental asthma triggers found in schools. In addition, some
      literature suggests children with asthma may be affected by other pollutants found
      in schools from such sources as un-vented stoves or heaters and common products
      such as cleaning agents, perfumes, and sprays. [Emphasis added.]
      Last updated on Friday, July 23rd, 2004
      http://www.epa.gov/iaq/schools/asthma/asthma_in_schools.htm

      • About Asthma Triggers
        "... Irritants such as cold air, cigarette smoke, industrial chemicals, perfume, and paint
        and gasoline fumes can trigger asthma. These irritants probably trigger asthma symptoms
        by stimulating irritant receptors in the respiratory tract. These receptors, in turn, cause
        the muscles surrounding the airway to constrict, resulting in an asthma attack. ..."
        Last updated on Monday, July 26th, 2004
        http://www.epa.gov/iaq/asthma/introduction.html

      • EPA's FAQs . . . Shared air in apartment buildings . . .
        "... What this means is that many activities (fragrant cooking, applying perfume or
        cologne,         smoking, etc.) occurring in one apartment can be shared with other apartments
        for many different reasons. ..."
        Last updated on Tuesday, July 13th, 2004
        http://www.epa.gov/iaq/ets/frequent_questions.html

      • I-BEAM Text Modules: Fundamentals of IAQ in Buildings
        "This module provides the fundamentals to understanding indoor air quality. It provides a
        rudimentary framework for understanding how indoor and outdoor sources of
        pollution, heat and humidity, together with the ventilation and air conditioning systems
        affect the indoor air quality in buildings. It also begins to address methods of
        controlling those factors in order that the quality of the air which occupants experience
        provides for their health, comfort and performance."

        Table 1.1 Indoor Pollutants and Potential Sources
        Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) . . . "Paints, stains, varnishes, solvents, pesticides, adhesives, wood preservatives, waxes, polishes, cleansers, lubricants, sealants, dyes, air fresheners, fuels, plastics, copy machines, printers, tobacco products, perfumes, dry cleaned clothing." [Emphasis added.]

        Table 1.2 Indoor Sources and Tips for Mitigation
        Occupant-Related Sources personal products (e.g., perfume) [Emphasis added.]
        http://www.epa.gov/iaq/largebldgs/i-beam_html/ch1-fund.htm

    • What human health effects are associated with indoor air pollution?
      "Poor indoor air quality can cause short-term problems, including headaches, fatigue,
      dizziness, nausea, and a scratchy throat. But its other effects include cancer‹particularly
      from long-term exposures to high ETS and radon concentrations‹and aggravation
      of chronic respiratory diseases such as asthma. Exposure to naturally occurring radon
      gas is the second leading cause (after smoking tobacco) of lung cancer among
      Americans.39 The most sensitive and vulnerable population groups‹older people, the
      young, and the chronically ill‹tend to spend the most time indoors and may therefore
      face higher-than-usual exposures.

      You have to dig, but the EPA does list perfume as a VOC and it also lists VOCs as indoor air
      pollutants. Perfumes also contain chemicals that are known carcinogens, hormone disrupters
      neurotoxins and lung and skin irritants and sensitizers! So a note to the wise, do not use
      perfumed products in a public venue ... including your workplace, healthcare facility, school,
      place of worship, opera, theater, restaurant, government agencies, . . . Perfumes pollute the air
      for user and nonuser and adversely affect the health of untold numbers of people. -- barb
      http://www.epa.gov/indicators/roe/html/roeAirInd.htm

      I've searched EPA from time to time over the years for word of perfume pollution. I admit
      I do not do regular checks, certainly not daily, nor even monthly. But, I must say, I am so very
      pleased to see that at least one government agency charged with protecting public health is starting
      to let the public know that perfume pollutes. What we need is for the FDA to inform the public of
      the various adverse health events that can be associated with the using of perfumed products
      or breathing perfume used by others. Until such time, think of perfume as a timebomb in a
      bottle . . . for you and those around you. There are safer alternatives. Be a wise shopper. -- barb; 9/25/04

  • Draft Report on the Environment
    "Researchers do not understand completely why children develop asthma or
    why asthma prevalence has increased in the past two decades."
    L@@K at the proliferation of fragranced products during those two decades.
    The answer may be right there under your nose! Let's PREVENT asthma, rather
    than load kids up with drugs to help them over asthmatic attacks. -- barb
    http://www.epa.gov/indicators/roe/html/roeHealthSt2.htm

  • E.P.A. Says It Will Change Rules Governing Industrial Pollution
    By MATTHEW L. WALD; NY Times; November 23, 2002
    Excerpts:
    "Richard Blumenthal, the attorney general of Connecticut, said at a news conference
    here that the administration was saying 'the Northeast can drop dead, and the rest
    of the country can go with it.'"
    "The president of the American Chemistry Council, Greg Lebedev, said the 'long-awaited
    improvements" will "encourage better energy efficiency and help chemical makers
    further improve air quality.'"
    E.P.A.'s Right to Set Air Rules Wins Supreme Court Backing
    NATIONAL DESK | NY Times; February 28, 2001, Wednesday
    By LINDA GREENHOUSE (NYT)
    "Environmental Protection Agency must consider only requirements of public health
    and safety and may not engage in cost-benefit analysis that coalition of industry groups
    sought to import into statute..."

    EPA and its Christie Whitman have just sent public health down the tubes . . . this is the same
    Christie Whitman who had stated when governor of New Jersey stated in a speech in October 2000
    before the National Academy of Sciences in Washington, D.C.:

      "[P]olicymakers need to take a precautionary approach to environmental
      protection.... We must acknowledge that uncertainty is inherent in managing
      natural resources, recognize it is usually easier to prevent environmental
      damage than to repair it later, and shift the burden of proof away from
      those advocating protection toward those proposing an action that may
      be harmful." (Source: Californians for Pesticide Reform (CPR))
    http://www.nytimes.com/2002/11/23/politics/23POLL.html?position=top&todaysheadlines=&pagewanted=print&position=top

  • ASTHMA RESEARCH STRATEGY
    "In individuals susceptible to asthma, common aeroallergens can cause airway
    inflammation marked by episodes of wheezing, breathlessness, mucus secretion,
    chest tightness, and cough. While there is a definite genetic component to asthma,
    triggers include house dust mites, animal secretions, molds, tobacco smoke, and
    other air pollutants.
    "Other air pollutants" includes FRAGRANCE & PESTICIDE CHEMICALS.
    NIEHS (National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences) recognizes that!
    (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/external/faq/indoor.htm) -- barb
  • Browse EPA's Topics
    http://www.epa.gov/epahome/topics.html

    Browse EPA's Publications
    http://www.epa.gov/clhtml/pubalpha.html

  • 1991 Report: Identification of Polar Volatile Organic Compounds in
    Consumer Products and Common Microenvironments
    http://www.ourlittleplace.com/epa.html

  • 1992 Final Report: Polar Organic Compounds in Fragrances of Consumer Products
    http://www.fpinva.org/composition.analysis.EPA.htm

  • 402K01003 Healthy Buildings, Healthy People: Vision for the 21st Century
    http://www.epa.gov/cgi-bin/claritgw?op-Display&document=clserv:epa-cinb:1849;&rank=4&template=epa

  • Air Toxics
    http://www.epa.gov/oar/airtoxic.html

  • Allegations of Significant Adverse Reactions
    TSCA Section 8(c); 40 CFR Part 717

    "Under TSCA Section 8(c), companies can be required to record,
    retain and in some cases report 'allegations of significant adverse
    reactions' to any substance/mixture that they produce, import,
    process, or distribute. EPA's TSCA Section 8(c) rule requires
    producers, importers, and certain processors of chemical
    substances and mixtures to keep records concerning significant
    adverse reaction allegations and report those records to EPA upon
    notice in the Federal Register or upon notice by letter. The
    TSCA Section 8(c) rule also provides a mechanism to identify
    previously unknown chemical hazards in that it may reveal patterns
    of adverse effects which otherwise may not be otherwise noticed
    or detected.

    "An 'Allegation' is defined as 'a statement, made without formal
    proof or regard for evidence, that a chemical substance or mixture
    that a chemical substance or mixture has caused a significant
    adverse reaction to health or the environment.'

    " 'Significant adverse reactions' are defined as 'reactions that may
    indicate a substantial impairment of normal activities, or long
    lasting or irreversible damage to health or the environment.' "

    http://www.epa.gov/opptintr/chemtest/sect8c.htm

  • Chemical Hazard Data Availability Study
    "Of the 3,000 chemicals that the US imports or produces at more than 1 million lbs/yr,
    a new EPA analysis finds that 43% of these high production volume chemicals have no
    testing data on basic toxicity and only seven percent have a full set of basic test data. This
    lack of test data compromises the public's right to know about the chemicals that are
    found in their environment, their homes, their workplace, and the products that they
    buy. Industry must do more to ensure that basic information is available on every
    high-production chemical they manufacture."
    http://www.epa.gov/opptintr/chemtest/hazchem.htm

  • Chemicals in Our Environment
    Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics: Fact Sheets
    http://www.epa.gov/opptintr/chemfact/index.html

  • Chemical References, EMCI
    http://www.epa.gov/enviro/html/emci/chemref/index.html

  • Chemical Reference Links by Chemical Name
    http://www.epa.gov/enviro/html/emci/chemref/complete_index.html

  • Chemical Testing & Information
    http://www.epa.gov/opptintr/chemtest/index.htm

    • Green Chemistry Program
      http://www.epa.gov/greenchemistry/

    • Learn about the chemicals around your home
      62902 -- Watch it here, folks. The EPA does not have the air "freshener" as an interactive,
      and it claims that baby oil and petroleum jelly are not the least toxic. Check out MSDS to see
      for yourself. By the bye, according to American Heritage Dictionary, toxic means "Capable of
      causing injury or death, especially by chemical means; poisonous." And that, certainly includes
      synthetic fragrances which are in baby oil AND air "fresheners." -- barb
      http://www.epa.gov/opptintr/kids/hometour/index.htm

      • What is exposure?
        The term exposure means coming in contact with a chemical. There are
        three ways you can come in contact with a chemical:

          - inhalation - by breathing in the fumes of the chemical
          - dermal - having the chemical splash or spill on your skin
          - ingestion - eating or swallowing a chemical
        http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/kids/hometour/exposure.htm

  • Children's Environmental Health & Safety
    Inventory of Research (CHEHSIR)
    "CHEHSIR is a publicly accessible database created and maintained in response to
    United States Presidential Executive Order 13045 (Protection of Children) . It was
    created to ensure that researchers and Federal research agencies have access to
    information on all research conducted or funded by the Federal Government that is
    related to adverse health risks in children resulting from exposure to environmental
    health risks or safety risks. This information is available to the public, scientific, and
    academic communities, as well as all Federal agencies. "
    http://oaspub.epa.gov/chehsir/chehsir.page

  • Children's Health Protection, Office (OCHP)
    http://www.epa.gov/children/

  • High Production Volume (HPV) Chemicals
  • Greening Your Purchase of Cleaning Products
    When known as The Cleaning Products Pilot Project , it carried this line:
    "A basic principle of pollution prevention is to avoid additives
    that are unnecessary." Fragrances are such additives! For more
    information on synthetic scents, see EHN's FDA Petition.

    http://www.epa.gov/oppt/epp/documents/clean/cleaning1.htm


  • Janitorial Products Pollution Prevention Project
    I suggest they enhance pollution prevention by moving to fragrance-FREE products! -- barb http://www.westp2net.org/Janitorial/jp4.htm

  • Collected Papers of William Sanjour
    "After 28 years at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and being close to
    retirement, I decided to try to gather all the things I have written about EPA and my
    experience as a whistleblower in one place. I will continue to add to these pages until
    they are complete or I die, whichever comes first. I welcome your comments. - William Sanjour "
    http://pwp.lincs.net/sanjour/Default.htm

  • Concerned Citizens
    http://www.epa.gov/epahome/r2k.htm

  • Consumer Labeling Initiative
    Phase I Report; September 30, 1996
    http://www.epa.gov/opptintr/labeling2/phase1/cli2_5.txt

  • Contaminents -- Look here for lead programs also.
    http://www.epa.gov/regional/statelocal/contam.htm

  • Disinfectants -- classified as Pesticides
  • Drinking Water
    http://www.epa.gov/safewater/

  • "Eco Heros" sought by EPA (Watch for this program in the spring)
    http://www.epa.gov/region09

  • The Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program
    Web Site is now under the Office of Science Coordination and Policy (OSCP).
    http://www.epa.gov/scipoly/oscpendo



  • Envirofacts
    EPA databases on Air, Chemicals, Facility Information, Grants/Funding,
    Hazardous Waste, Risk Management Plans, Superfund, Toxic Releases, and
    Water Permits, Drinking Water, Drinking Water Contaminant Occurrence, and
    Drinking Water Microbial and Disinfection Byproduct Information
    http://www.epa.gov/enviro/html/ef_overview.html

    Environmental Sciences Division

  • Formaldehyde
    http://www.epa.gov/iaq/formalde.html

  • General Interest Programs (such as Brownfields . . . Endocrine Disruptors Research Initiative . . .)
    http://www.epa.gov/epahome/general.htm

  • Global Warming
    http://www.epa.gov/globalwarming/impacts/index.html

  • Grant-Writing Tutorial
    http://www.epa.gov/grtlakes/seahome/grants.html

  • Green Chemistry Program
    http://www.epa.gov/greenchemistry/

  • Greening Uncle Sam (GUS) -- Purchasing Tool Site
    Database on Environmental Information for Products and Services
    "The Environmentally Preferable Purchasing (EPP) Database is a tool to make it easier
    to purchase products and services with reduced environmental impacts. The database
    is organized like a shopping mall with environmental information for selected products
    and services located within each store. ..."
    http://www.epa.gov/oppt/epp/database.htm

  • Hazardous Air Pollutants, original list with CAS number
    (Use CAS number to look up on MSDS sheets)
    http://www.epa.gov/ttn/atw/188polls.html

  • Hazardous Waste -- Resource Conservation and Recovery Act Subtitle C
    http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/osw/hazwaste.htm

  • Health Care Industry's Impact on the Environment: Strategies for global change.
    Funding provided in part by
    The John Merck Fund
    Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and
    The American Nurses Association
    http://uvmce.uvm.edu:443/hlthcare/waste.html

  • Health Effects Notebook for Hazardous Air Pollutants
    http://www.epa.gov/ttn/uatw/hapindex.html

  • High Production Volume (HPV) Chemicals
  • Home Audit
    http://www.ehw.org/Healthy_House/HH_Moist_Audit.htm
  • Hormone [endocrine] Disrupters
    "... The hormone disrupters are more evidence that
    chemicals can be dangerous even if they don't cause
    cancer. In humans, as in animals, hormones have many
    communications jobs, affecting mood and memory,
    reproduction and development, virtually any biological
    process you can name. ..."
    http://whyfiles.news.wisc.edu:80/045env_hormone/main1.html

  • Household Hazardous Waste Management
    This education also might benefit the community by reducing the quantity of HHW
    collected in subsequent programs. Information about HHW also should reach public
    officials, civic groups, solid waste personnel,and the business community to encourage financ
    http://www.epa.gov:80/epaoswer/non-hw/househld/hhw/Sec09.pdf

  • Indoor Air ...

    EPA: "Studies have found that levels of several organics average 2 to 5 times higher
    indoors than outdoors. During and for several hours immediately after certain activities,
    such as paint stripping, levels may be 1,000 times background outdoor levels."
    http://www.epa.gov/iaq/pubs/insidest.html

  • Exposure Pathways - EPA's Emergency Response Program
    "... Air. When the hazardous substance takes the form of vapors or is absorbed by particulate matter (e.g., dust), the simple act of breathing can expose people to contamination. In some cases, a person's skin can absorb a hazardous substance in vapor form, although inhalation is considered the greater threat. ..." http://www.epa.gov/superfund/programs/er/hazsubs/pathways.htm
    • Asthma in Schools
      "Each day, one in five Americans occupies a school building and the majority of these
      occupants are children. Environmental asthma triggers commonly found in school
      buildings are cockroaches and other pests, mold resulting from excess moisture in the
      building, and dander from animals in the classroom. Secondhand smoke and dust mites
      are other known environmental asthma triggers found in schools. In addition, some
      literature suggests children with asthma may be affected by other pollutants found
      in schools from such sources as un-vented stoves or heaters and common products
      such as cleaning agents, perfumes, and sprays. [Emphasis added.]
      Last updated on Friday, July 23rd, 2004
      http://www.epa.gov/iaq/schools/asthma/asthma_in_schools.htm

      • About Asthma Triggers
        "... Irritants such as cold air, cigarette smoke, industrial chemicals, perfume, and paint
        and gasoline fumes can trigger asthma. These irritants probably trigger asthma symptoms
        by stimulating irritant receptors in the respiratory tract. These receptors, in turn, cause
        the muscles surrounding the airway to constrict, resulting in an asthma attack. ..."
        Last updated on Monday, July 26th, 2004
        http://www.epa.gov/iaq/asthma/introduction.html

      • EPA's FAQs . . . Shared air in apartment buildings . . .
        "... What this means is that many activities (fragrant cooking, applying perfume or
        cologne,         smoking, etc.) occurring in one apartment can be shared with other apartments
        for many different reasons. ..."
        Last updated on Tuesday, July 13th, 2004
        http://www.epa.gov/iaq/ets/frequent_questions.html

      • I-BEAM Text Modules: Fundamentals of IAQ in Buildings
        "This module provides the fundamentals to understanding indoor air quality. It provides a
        rudimentary framework for understanding how indoor and outdoor sources of
        pollution, heat and humidity, together with the ventilation and air conditioning systems
        affect the indoor air quality in buildings. It also begins to address methods of
        controlling those factors in order that the quality of the air which occupants experience
        provides for their health, comfort and performance."

        Table 1.1 Indoor Pollutants and Potential Sources
        Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) . . . "Paints, stains, varnishes, solvents, pesticides, adhesives, wood preservatives, waxes, polishes, cleansers, lubricants, sealants, dyes, air fresheners, fuels, plastics, copy machines, printers, tobacco products, perfumes, dry cleaned clothing." [Emphasis added.]

        Table 1.2 Indoor Sources and Tips for Mitigation
        Occupant-Related Sources personal products (e.g., perfume) [Emphasis added.]
        http://www.epa.gov/iaq/largebldgs/i-beam_html/ch1-fund.htm
      I've searched EPA from time to time over the years for word of perfume pollution. I admit
      I do not do regular checks, certainly not daily, nor even monthly. But, I must say, I am so very
      pleased to see that at least one government agency charged with protecting public health is starting
      to let the public know that perfume pollutes. What we need is for the FDA to inform the public of
      the various adverse health events that can be associated with the using of perfumed products
      or breathing perfume used by others. Until such time, think of perfume as a timebomb in a
      bottle . . . for you and those around you. There are safer alternatives. Be a wise shopper. -- barb; 9/25/04

  • Building Air Quality: A Guide for Building Owners and Facility Managers (BAQ Guide)
    http://www.epa.gov/iaq/base/baqtoc.html

  • Children's Health Protection, Office (OCHP)
    Notice the second paragraph! -- barb
    http://www.epa.gov/children/air.htm

  • The Cleaning Products Pilot Project
    Do look at this! -- barb
    "A basic principle of pollution prevention is to avoid additives that are unnecessary."
    http://www.epa.gov/opptintr/epp/cleaners/select/r_text.htm



  • Green Chemistry
    http://www.epa.gov/greenchemistry/

  • Healthy Indoor Painting Practices PDF file, 579KB.
    I have not reviewed this publication. -- barb
    http://www.epa.gov/opptintr/exposure/docs/inpaint5.pdf

  • Indoor Air Quality Homepage
    http://www.epa.gov/iaq/

    • Indoor Air Quality Information Clearinghouse (IAQINFO) -- Hotlines
      You may call the toll-free number (800) 438-4318 to speak to an information specialist,
      Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. eastern time. After hours, you may leave a
      voice message, or you may make inquiries by fax [(202) 484-1510] or via e-mail:
      iaqinfo@aol.com anytime.


  • DO YOU SUSPECT YOUR OFFICE HAS AN INDOOR AIR PROBLEM?
    http://www.epa.gov/iaq/pubs/insidest.html#Suspect

  • IAQ Publications -- index
    http://www.epa.gov/iaq/pubs/index.html

  • IAQ Info -- Sources
    http://www.epa.gov/iaq/iaqinfo.html

  • Indoor Air Facts No. 4 (revised) -- Sick Building Syndrome (SBS)
    For those of you who need this information at a glance, it is copied from the fact sheet you can link
    to (immediately below). I believe the sentence of note, if you have had a "clean air report"
    used aganist you by your employer, is: "Contaminant concentration levels rarely
    exceed existing standards and guidelines even when occupants continue to report health
    complaints    ." Remember, standards are often set by the industry -- with healthy,
    strapping, young males in mind. --barb

    "Although air sampling for contaminants might seem
    to be the logical response to     occupant complaints, it seldom
    provides information about possible causes. While certain basic
    measurements, e.g., temperature, relative humidity, CO2, and air
    movement, can provide a useful "snapshot" of current building
    conditions, sampling for specific pollutant concentrations is often
    not required to solve the problem and can even be misleading.
    Contaminant concentration levels rarely exceed existing standards
    and guidelines even when occupants continue to report health
    complaints. Air sampling should not be undertaken until
    considerable information on the factors listed above has been
    collected, and any sampling strategy should be based on a
    comprehensive understanding of how the building operates and the
    nature of the complaints."
    http://www.epa.gov/iaq/pubs/sbs.html

  • INDOOR AIR POLLUTION An Introduction for Health Professionals
    http://www.epa.gov/iedweb00/pubs/hpguide.html
    and available through ...
    http://www.epa.gov/iaq/pubs/hpguide.html

  • The Inside Story: A Guide to Indoor Air Quality
    http://www.epa.gov/iedweb00/pubs/insidest.html


  • Office of Radiation and Indoor Air Indoor Environments Division
    http://www.epa.gov/oar/oria_ied.html

    • Tools for Schools Indoor Air Kit

      "... The kit, which costs $22, contains general indoor air quality
      information, sample policies and memos, checklists, a
      management plan, and an indoor air quality problem-solving
      wheel. [Request forms for ordering] via phone: 1-800-438-4318
      or by writing to:
      Radiation and Indoor Air Section (AE-17J)
      U.S. EPA Region 5
      77 West Jackson Blvd.
      Chicago, IL 60604"
      http://www.epa.gov/reg5oair/radon/toolskit.htm


  • Why Should You Be Concerned About the Quality of the Air That You Breathe?
    " Most people are aware that outdoor air pollution can damage their health but may not know that indoor
    air pollution can also have significant effects. EPA studies of human exposure to air pollutants indicate
    that indoor air levels of many pollutants may be 2-5 times, and occasion more than 100 times, higher
    than outdoor levels. These levels of indoor air pollutants are of particular concern because it is estimated
    that most people spend as much as 90% of their time indoors.

    "Over the past several decades, our exposure to indoor air pollutants is believed to have increased due to
    a variety of factors, including the construction of more tightly sealed buildings, reduced ventilation rates
    to save energy, the use of synthetic building materials and furnishings, and the use of chemically
    formulated personal care products, pesticides, and household cleaners. . . ." For more, click out to:
    http://www.epa.gov/iedweb00/index.html

    -- end indoor air --

  • Lead -- scroll down for EPA's changes in Residential Lead Standards
  • Links to state offices:
    http://www.epa.gov/epapages/statelocal/

  • MTBE (methyl tertiary butyl ether)

  • Multiple Chemical Sensitivities - A Workshop
    "This workshop was conducted at the request of the Environmental Protection Agency. This volume
    contains the papers prepared and presented by individual workshop participants; the papers
    have not undergone peer review."
    http://www.ulib.org/webRoot/Books/National_Academy_Press_Books/multiple_chem/mult001.htm

  • National Risk Management Research - NRMRL
    "...For more information contact Pilot Study Co-Director, Daniel J. Murray,
    Director, Technology Transfer & Support Division at: 513-567-7522 or email at: murray.dan@epa.gov
    http://www.epa.gov/ordntrnt/ORD/NRMRL/

  • National Volatile Organic Compound Emission Standards for Consumer Products
    [Federal Register: September 11, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 176)]
    [Rules and Regulations]
    [Page 48819-48847]
    From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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