Indoor Air Quality Curriculum Web Resources
These resources directly relate to the activities in the Indoor Air Quality curriculum. Click on the list below to see the links listed for each Background Activity (BA), Environmental Solutions Team (EST) Meeting, or Expert Group. Additional water quality resources are included at the bottom of the page.
Career Information for Expert Groups
Occupational Physician
Building Engineer
Industrial Hygienist
Mycologist
Additional Indoor Air Quality Resources
Indoor Air Quality Issues in the News
Career Information for Expert Groups
- Explore Careers - CareerOneStop
Occupational Physician
- Careers in Occupational and Environmental Medicine. American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
- What Is An Occupational Physician?
Building Engineer
- Career Central. National Society of Professional Engineers
Industrial Hygienist
Mycologist
- American Society for Microbiology. Careers in the Microbiological Sciences
- Clinical Laboratory Science Career Options - East Carolina University
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
- The Scientific Method - Southeastern Louisiana University
BA 4: Are You Comfortable?
- IAQ in School. Minnesota Department of Health
- 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
- US EPA Healthy School Environment Resources
- Make a Sling Psychrometer - Miami Museum of Science
- Wrong humidity turns your house into a hassle by the Associated Press, 2/1/04
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
- Ventilation. US EPA Health School Environment Resources
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
- An Overview of Different Types of Indoor Air Pollutants. Aieria. Air Quality Sciences
- The Public Health Payoff of "No Smoking Allowed" , Environmental Health Perspectives, September 2006
- EHP Lessons: Cross Out Secondhand Smoke - PDF doc (crossword puzzle based on article)
- 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
- Age Healthier, Breathe Easier: Solutions You Can Use to Control or Reduce Environmental Triggers (PDF)
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
- Indoor Air Quality in Educational Buildings, Aerias. Air Quality Sciences.
- MSDS Website for all Fischer Scientific products
- 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
- Indoor Environmental Quality. Healthy School Environment Resources. US EPA Schools
- 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
- Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) Fisher Scientific
- Household Products Database. National Library of Medicine. NIH
- Seton Compliance Resource Center
BA 9: Does Your Classroom Need Cleaning?
- Particulates and Air Quality. Vermont Department of Health.
- Digital Blue QX5 Computer Microscope
- Particulate Images (PDF) AMBIENT, University of Miami
- PM 10 Fact Sheet.US EPA
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
- Age Healthier, Breathe Easier: Solutions You Can Use to Control or Reduce Environmental Triggers (PDF)
BA 10: What is Mold and Where Does Mold Grow?
- Dave Fischer's North American Mushroom Basics (co-author of two North American mushroom books; many good links)
- 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
- Age Healthier, Breathe Easier: Solutions You Can Use to Control or Reduce Environmental Triggers (PDF)
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
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 Moms
- 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
Indoor Air Quality in the News
- Secondhand smoke toxic air contaminant., San Francisco Chronicle, January 27, 2006
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Nicolaysen parents upset about mold problem at school - North County Times, November 11, 2005
- New concerns about ionizing air cleaners, Consumer Reports, May 2005
- Cleaning Up Indoor Air, Morning Edition, NPR, August 16, 2004
- California approves limits on formaldehyde, used in wood products, Fresno Bee, April 2007
