These resources directly relate to the activities in the Indoor Air Quality curriculum.
BA 1: Welcome to Hydroville
- Building Air Quality: A Guide for Building Owners and Facility Managers. US EPA Indoor Air Quality
- Healthy School Environments. US EPA Schools
- IAQ Reference Guide US EPA Indoor Air Quality Tools for Schools
- IAQ Tools for Schools Program. US EPA Indoor Air Quality
- Indoor Air Quality. US EPA
- Indoor Air Quality Investigation. OSHA Technical Manual. U.S. Department of Labor. Occupational Safety & Health Administration.
BA 2: Building a Model of Hydroville Middle School
- How to Read Blueprints – England Design Company
BA 3: Building Walkthrough
- Aerotech Laboratories, Inc. – for free posters and booklets
- Indoor Air Quality – Applied Building Science, Washington State University Energy Program
- Building Air Quality: A Guide for Building Owners and Facility Managers See Section 6: Diagnosing IAQ Problems. U.S. EPA
ES Team Meeting #1
- Formatting Hypotheses – Access Excellence
BA 4: Are You Comfortable?
- American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE)
- Building Air Quality: A Guide for Building Owners and Facility Managers, U.S.EPA Publication 402-F-91-102, December 1991
BA 5: What is an HVAC System?
- Indoor Air Quality Building Education and Assessment Model (I-BEAM), U.S. EPA
- I-BEAM Installation Instructions (Word Doc)
- Building Air Quality: A Guide for Building Owners and Facility Managers, See Appendix B: HVAC Systems and Indoor Air Quality. U.S. EPA
ES Team Meeting #2
BA 6: Name That IAQ Hazard
- Indoor Air Pollution: An Introduction for Health Professionals – US EPA
- Indoor Air Quality – US EPA
- Toxicological Profile Information Sheets: A- Z Index – Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry.
BA 7: Complain – Why Don’t You!
- Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, CDC
- Association of Occupational and Environmental Clinics
- Occupational Safety & Health Administration – US Dept. of Labor
ES Team Meeting #3
BA 8: In Search of Chemical and Physical Hazards
- ChemIDplus Advanced, National Library of Medicine. National Institutes of Health
- Hazard Communication: A safe-work-practice guide (PDF) Oregon OSHA
- Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). U.S. Department of Labor.
- An Introduction to Indoor Air Quality – Organic Gases (Volatile Organic Compound – VOCs) US EPA.
- Typical Indoor Air Pollutants, US EPA.
- Unsolved Mysteries of Human Health, Oregon State University EHS Center – solve a health mystery related to volatile chemicals and learn how to measure chemicals in air samples
- Material Safety Data Sheets
- Household Products Database. National Library of Medicine. National Institutes of Health
Extension Activities:
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Take the Material Safety Data Sheet Quiz
Language Arts:
Have students search for product MSDS by accessing one of the online databases listed below or by accessing the manufacturer’s webpage. All manufacturers are required to provide a product’s MSDS on request if not available on the Internet. NOTE: Almost all product information can be found in the “Household Products Database”, but the document is not an actual product MSDS.
- Coastwide Laboratories
- Household Products Database. National Library of Medicine. NIH
BA 9: Does Your Classroom Need Cleaning?
- Particulates and Air Quality. Vermont Department of Health.
EST Meeting #4
Hydroville Middle School Virtual Tour
- GCMS – How does it work? Unsolved Mysteries of Human Health website. Oregon State University.
- Household Products Database. National Library of Medicine.
- How Cleaning Professionals Can Help Improve Indoor Air Quality. Coastwide Labs
- Toxicological Profile Information Sheets Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
BA 10: What is Mold and Where Does Mold Grow?
- Environmental Reporter, EM Labs
- Getting a Handle on Humidity By Jack Williams, USATODAY.com, 6/25/04
- Educational Programs North American Mycological Association
- National Center for Environmental Health Mold Resources. Center for Disease Control.
- Mold. US EPA Indoor Air Quality
EST Meeting #5
- Mold Remediation in Schools and Commercial Buildings US EPA Publication 402-K-01-001, March 2001
BA 11: IAQ and Risk
- Air Pollution and Health Risk US EPA
- Risk Assessment for Toxic Air Pollutants: A Citizen’s Guide US EPA Air Quality Planning and Standards
- Health Risk Assessment, World Health Organization
ES Team Meeting #6
- none
BA 12: Risk Management
- none
Career Information for Expert Groups
- Explore Careers – CareerOneStop
Occupational Physician
Building Engineer
- Career Central. National Society of Professional Engineers
Industrial Hygienist
Mycologist
Additional Indoor Air Quality Resources
Oregon Resources
- American Lung Association of Oregon
- Oregon Asthma Program, Department of Human Services
- Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Adminstration (OSHA)
National Resources
- Air Pollution and Respiratory Health, CDC
- Allergy and Asthma Foundation of America (AAFA)
- Allergy and Asthma Resources, University of Arizona
- Asthma Research, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
- Indoor Air Pollution, Medline Plus, National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health (NIH)
- Indoor Air Quality, US EPA (wide variety of topics)
- Pollen and Mold Counts: National Allergy Bureau – American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology
- ToxMystery, US National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health
