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Asthma Management in Educational Settings

Asthma Triggers - Video/DVD

Asbestos in Vermiculite Insulation.

Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

Formaldehyde

Generator concerns: Using a Generator During  Power Outages

Got Mold?

Indoor Air Quality Primer

Mercury in Necklaces

Mold - A Brief Guide to Mold, Moisture and Your Home

?Tiene Moho? (Spanish/Espanol)

Moho en Mi Casa: Que Hago (Spanish/Espanol)

Mold - Landlords required to notify tenants about mold

Mold in Your Home: Causes, Prevention and Clean-up - Video/DVD

Mold: Stachybotrys chartarum

School Indoor Air Quality Best Management Practices Manual

Your Health and Smoke from Fires

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Asthma Management in Educational Settings

American Lung Association of  Washington guide on caring for students who have asthma.

Guide on asthma management in schools Web site

Asthma Triggers - Video/DVD

Practical approach to asthma "trigger" source control at home. This 26-minute video was produced by the Northwest Clean Air Agency.

 

Available as a free DVD or streaming media to view or download.

 

To order a copy of this DVD or get additional information about indoor air quality, please contact our office staff.

Video is available in the following formats:

Low-resolution Micro Media view or download

High-resolution Micro Media view or download
 

To download, right click on the link and save to a file.  If you are cannot view or download , either turn off your pop-up blocker or change the filter level to medium. 

Asbestos in Vermiculite Insulation

Resources on asbestos in vermiculite insulation.

Web page on Asbestos in Vermiculite Insulation

Asbestos in Vermiculite Insulation - in PDF
43 kb

Carbon Monoxide
Poisoning

Fact Sheet: Health impacts and sources of carbon monoxide poisoning.

Also available in Chinese, Korean, Russian, Spanish, and Vietnamese

Web page on Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

 

Carbon Monoxide Poisoning - in PDF
33 kb

Formaldehyde

Fact Sheet:  Health impacts, sources, and prevention of exposure to formaldehyde. Web page on Formaldehyde Formaldehyde Fact Sheet - in PDF
56 kb

Generator concerns: Using a Generator During Power Outages

DOH Emergency Preparedness advise about how to safety use a generator when the power is out.

Also available in Spanish, Chinese, Korean, Russian, and Vietnamese.
Web page on using a generator during a power outage


 

Got Mold?

 
Frequently asked questions about mold. Web page on  Got Mold?

Got Mold?  Frequently asked questions about mold - in PDF     
71 kb

?Tiene Moho?

 
Preguntas frecuentes acerca del moho. Web page on Got Mold? in Spanish Got Mold?  Frequently asked questions about mold - in PDF             
71 kb

Indoor Air Quality Primer 

An overview of possible residential indoor air problems. Web page on Indoor Air Quality Primer

IAQ Primer - in PDF
167 kb

Mercury in Necklaces

Questions and answers on what mercury necklaces look like, health concerns, and what to do if a mercury necklace breaks. Web page on
Health Concerns about Mercury in Necklaces
Mold - A Brief Guide to Mold, Moisture, and Your Home Twenty-page brochure on mold basics, mold cleanup, moisture and mold prevention and control from the US EPA. 

Available in English and Spanish.

Web page on A Brief
Guide to Mold, Moisture
and Your Home
Moho en Mi Casa: Que Hago?
(Spanish translation - Mold in My House: What do I Do?)
California Department of Health Services fact sheet in Spanish about mold in your house and what to do about it.    Moho en Mi Casa: Que Hago? (Mold in My House: What do I Do?)
  49 kb

Mold - Landlords required to notify tenants about mold

2005 Legislation requires landlords in Washington State to notify tenants about mold.  Web page on Requirements of Landlords to Notify Tenants about Mold

 

Mold in Your Home: Causes, Prevention, and Clean-up"
- Video/DVD

Northwest Clean Air Agency produced this 12-minute video on why mold grows, where it grows indoors, tips to prevent mold contamination, and how to safely clean it up.

 

Available as a free DVD or streaming media to view or download.

 

To order a copy of this DVD or get additional information about indoor air quality, please contact our office staff.

Video is available in the following formats:

Low-resolution Micro Media view or download

High-resolution Micro Media view or download

 

To download, right click on the link and save to a file.  If you are cannot view or download , either turn off your pop-up blocker or change the filter level to medium. 

Mold: Stachybotrys chartarum

Fact sheet: Stachybotrys chartarum is a mold that may cause health problems. Web page about Mold - Stachybotrys chartarum

Mold - Stachybotrys chartarum Fact Sheet - in PDF
38 kb

School Indoor Air Quality Best Management Practices Manual

Guideline: Best Management Practices for dealing with school indoor air quality issues.  

School Indoor Air-Best Management Practices - in PDF
1.6 MB

Your Health and Smoke from Fires Fact sheet on smoke from fires and your health.    Your Health and Smoke from Fires - PDF
60 kb

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