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Indoor AirPlus Media
Indoor airPLUS media will help you discover how IAP homes are designed to improve indoor air quality for a safer and healthier home.
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Indoor AirPlus Sales and Marketing Resources
Presented are useful materials to help you build homes that meet Indoor airPLUS specifications and to promote Indoor airPLUS qualified homes. These materials are FREE of charge and are available in PDF.
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Indoor Air Quality Design Tools for Schools
The information available here is presented as a tool to help school districts and facility planners design the next generation of learning environments so that the school facility will help, rather than hinder, schools in achieving their core mission
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What is EPA doing about Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) in Schools?
EPA's IAQ Tools for Schools Program is devoted to providing outreach products and services to schools to help them create and maintain healthy indoor environments and implementation is a top priority and teaches school staff to: Prevent and resolve IAQ problems; Identify practical and low-cost/no-cost solutions to fixing IAQ problems…
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Carbon Monoxide Alarms: Protect Your Family and Yourself Infographic
This infographic depicts a visual representation of where to place carbon monoxide alarms inside a home and advises on maintenance of the alarm and following manufacturer instructions along with any local building codes.
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Protect Your Family and Yourself from Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
Guide to protecting your family from Carbon Monoxide
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Where should I place a carbon monoxide detector?
Each floor of the home needs a separate detector. If you are getting a single carbon monoxide detector, place it near the sleeping areas and make certain the alarm is loud enough to wake you up. For more tips, see: the Underwriters Laboratories': Carbon Monoxide Safety. How do I install…
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What about carbon monoxide detectors?
Carbon monoxide (CO) is a colorless, odorless gas which at high levels can cause serious illness and death. CO alarms are widely available and should be considered a back-up to BUT NOT A REPLACEMENT for proper installation, use, and maintenance of fuel-burning appliances. CO alarms are designed to warn you…
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EPA's Decentralized Wastewater Partnership
EPA and 18 partner organizations are joined by an MOU to work collaboratively at the national level to improve decentralized performance and protect the nation's public health and water resources.
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Ventilation and Filtration Strategies for Reducing the Spread of Common Respiratory Viruses Indoors Infographic
This infographic depicts strategies to improve ventilation and prevent the spread of common respiratory viruses indoors.
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Carbon Monoxide Poisoning: Protect Your Family and Yourself Factsheet
This factsheet discusses what is carbon monoxide, sources of carbon monoxide inside homes, symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning, and actions you can take to prevent potentially deadly levels of carbon monoxide in your home.
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EPA Completes Household Hazardous Material Removal for Eastern Washington Wildfires Ahead of Schedule
Agency cleared 789 properties within one month, advancing next steps in recovery
EPA's announcement of completion of its household hazardous material removal mission in response to the Eastern Washington wildfires.
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Healthy School Environments
Key topics about establishing and enhancing healthy school environments.
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Increasing Impacts of Wildfire Smoke
Public Health Impacts of Wildfire Smoke Exposure
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Why is Smoke a Health Concern?
Health concerns from smoke from wildfires
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Wildfire Smoke - A Growing Public Health Concern
Health concerns from smoke from wildfires
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Co-exposure to Wildfire Smoke and Heat
Steps patients can take before a wildfire to prepare
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Symptoms of Mental Health Effects from Smoke Exposure
Health concerns from smoke particulate matter from wildfires
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Wildfire Smoke Course Knowledge Check - Question 5
Knowledge Check on Wildfire Smoke Health Effects
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Importance of Educating Patients and Health Care Professionals Before Smoke is in the Air
the importance of educating patients in wildfire prone areas