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Environmental Health Assessment For a Home and Family
Assessment Resource (to be used in conjunction with Environmental Health Assessment Guide)
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Comprehensive Resources on indoor air pollution:
• Introduction to Indoor Air Pollution for Health Professionals (Consumer Product Safety Commission, American Medical Association, Environmental Protection nvirnAgency and American Lung Association)
• A Guide to Indoor Air Quality (Consumer Product Safety Commission and Environmental Protection Agency)
• Air Quality in the Home (American Lung Association)
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Potential health effect: lead poisoning
Resources:
• Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry: Lead
• Consumer Product Safety Commission: Lead in the Home
• Consumer Product Safety Commission: Lead Paint
• Consumer Product Safety Commission: Lead Paint Abatement
• Consumer Product Safety Commission: Lead Paint on Public Playgrounds
• Art and Creative Materials Institute (ACMI): Safety (including specific information on lead)
• Art and Creative Materials Institute (ACMI): Certified Products
• California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment: Art Hazards
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Potential health effect: asbestos related illness
Resources:
• Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry: Asbestos
• Consumer Product Safety Commission: Asbestos
• American Lung Association: Asbestos
• Environmental Protection Agency: Asbestos
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Potential health effect: volatile organic compound (ex.: formaldehyde) related illness
Resources:
• Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry: Formaldehyde
• Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry: Other Toxicants
• Environmental Protection Agency: Volatile Organic Compounds
• Environmental Protection Agency: Formaldehyde
• Consumer Product Safety Commission: Formaldehyde
• Consumer Product Safety Commission: Installing New Carpeting
• American Lung Association: Formaldehyde
• American Lung Association: Carpeting and Air Quality
• California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment: Art Hazards
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Potential health effect: asthma, allergy
Resources:
• Environmental Protection Agency: Asthma and Indoor Environments
• Environmental Protection Agency: Mold
• American Lung Association: Home Control of Allergies and Asthma
• American Lung Association: Biological Pollutants
• Consumer Product Safety Commission: Biological Pollutants in the Home
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Potential health effect: pesticide poisoning
Resources:
• Environmental Protection Agency: Pesticides and Indoor Air
• American Lung Association: Pesticides and Indoor Air
• National Pesticide Information Center: Pesticides and Indoor Air
• Environmental Protection Agency: Citizens Guide to Pest Control and Pesticide Safety
• National Pesticide Information Center: Pesticide Fact Sheets
• Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry: ToxFAQs
• Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry: Toxicological Profiles
• National Libraries of Medicine: Toxnet
• Harvard School of Public Health: Headlice
• Centers for Disease Control: Headlice
• Environmental Protection Agency: Insect Repellants
• Consumer Product Safety Commission: Poison Prevention
• American Association of Poison Control Centers: Poison Prevention Tips for Children
• American Association of Poison Control Centers: Poison Prevention Tips for Adults
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Potential Health Effect: illness related to cleaning and home maintenance products (paints, strippers, glues, etc.)
Resources:
• Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry: Toxicological Profiles
• Environmental Protection Agency: Organic Chemicals in Household Products
• Consumer Product Safety Commission: Paint
• Consumer Product Safety Commission: Paint Strippers
• Greenseal: General Purpose Cleaners
• Consumer Product Safety Commission: Poison Prevention
• American Association of Poison Control Centers: Poison Prevention Tips for Adults
• American Association of Poison Control Centers: Poison Prevention Tips for Children
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Potential Health Effect: medication overdose from unintentional exposure of children
Resources:
• Consumer Product Safety Commission: Poison Prevention
• American Association of Poison Control Centers: Poison Prevention Tips for Children
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Potential Health Effect: mercury poisoning (from broken thermometer)
Resources:
• Environmental Protection Agency: Mercury Thermometers
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Potential Health Effect: multiple possible effects related to water contamination
Resources:
• EPA Office of Water: Consumer Confidence Reports
• NSF International: Consumer Confidence Reports
• EPA Office of Water: Wells
• NSF International: Well Water
• EPA Office of Water: Drinking Water Standards
• EPA Office of Water: Drinking Water and Health
• NSF International: Common Contaminants
• NSF International: Home Water Treatment Devices
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Potential Health Effects: carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning, or injury related to heating sources
Resources:
• EPA: Carbon Monoxide
• Centers for Disease Control: Carbon Monoxide
• Centers for Disease Control: Prevention Checklist
• American Lung Association: Carbon Monoxide
• American Lung Association: Carbon Monoxide
• Consumer Product Safety Commission: Carbon Monoxide
• Consumer Product Safety Commission: Carbon Monoxide
• Consumer Product Safety Commission: Carbon Monoxide Detectors
• Consumer Product Safety Commission: Combustion Appliances and Indoor Air Pollution
• Consumer Product Safety Commission: Burning Charcoal in Enclosed Areas
• Consumer Product Safety Commission: Chimneys
• Consumer Product Safety Commission: Portable Generators
• Consumer Product Safety Commission: Kerosene Heaters
• Consumer Product Safety Commission: Space Heaters
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Potential Health Effects: fire-related injury, burns
Resources:
• Consumer Product Safety Commission: Fire Safety Checklist
• Consumer Product Safety Commission: Smoke Alarms
• Consumer Product Safety Commission: Smoke Alarms
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Potential Health Effects: tobacco-related cancer and respiratory disease
Resources:
• American Lung Association: Secondhand Smoke
• Environmental Protection Agency: Secondhand Smoke
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Potential Health Effect: cancer related to radon
Resources:
• Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry: Radon
• American Lung Associaton: Radon
• Environmental Protection Agency: Radon FAQ's
• Environmental Protection Agency: Citizen's Guide to Radon
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Potential Health Effect: mercury poisoning related to fish consumption
Resources:
• Environmental Protection Agency: National Fish Advisories
• Environmental Protection Agency: Database of State and Federal Fish Advisories. Also see individual state websites at www.state.xx.us ("xx" = state abbreviation)
• Environmental Protection Agency: Mercury
• Environmental Protection Agency: Mercury and Fish
• Agency for Toxic Substances Disease Registry: Mercury
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Potential Health Effect: lead poisoning related to age and diet
Resources:
• U.S. Department of Agriculture: Nutrient Database
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Potential Health Effect: poisoning and infectious disease from transmission of substances
Resources:
• National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health: "Take Home" Lead
• Consumer Product Safety Commission: Lead Safety
• Alliance to End Childhood Lead Poisoning: Lead Safety ("lead poisoning")
 
This material was developed at the Environmental Health Education Center of the University of Maryland School of Nursing. Copyright © 2002 University of Maryland School of Nursing. All rights reserved.
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