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Contents

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
- Regional Radon Training Centers
- EPA Regions (Indoor Air and Radon Coordinators)
- List of State Environmental Health Departments, including Radon and IAQ Contacts
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)
U.S. Public Health Service (PHS)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
Bonneville Power Administration
General Services Administration
Tennessee Valley Authority
Native American IAQ-related Links
EPA's Web site on the Asian American & Pacific Islander (AAPI) Initiative
State and local organizations
Other Organizations

U. S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA)

INDOOR AIR QUALITY - Information Clearinghouse (IAQ INFO)
P.O. Box 37133
Washington, DC 20013-7133
(800) 438-4318; (703) 356-4020
fax: (703) 356-5386
Operates Monday to Friday from 9a.m. to 5p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST). Distributes EPA publications, answers questions on the phone, and makes referrals to other nonprofit and governmental organizations.

National Radon Hotline
(800) SOS-RADON
[(800) 767-7236]
Information recording operates 24 hours a day.

National Risk Management Research Laboratory (NRMRL)
Indoor Environmental Management Branch (IEMB) - www.epa.gov/appcdwww/iemb/index.htm

"Inside IAQ" Newsletter:  highlights indoor air quality (IAQ) research conducted by IEMB and other parts of EPA's Office of Research and Development - www.epa.gov/appcdwww/iemb/insideiaq.htm

National Lead Information Center
(800) LEAD-FYI
[(800) 532-3394]
Operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Callers may order an information package. To speak to an information specialist, call (800) 424-5323. Operates Monday to Friday from 8:30a.m. to 5p.m. EST.

National Pesticides Telecommunications Network
National toll-free number: (800) 858-PEST
[In Oregon - (800) 858-7378]
Operates Monday to Friday from 6:30a.m. to 4:30p.m. Pacific Time. Provides information about pesticides to the general public and the medical, veterinary, and professional communities. Medical and government personnel may call 800-858-7377.

RCRA/SUPERFUND Hotline
National toll-free number: (800) 424-9346
In Washington, DC area: (703) 412-9810
Operates Monday to Friday from 8:30a.m. to 7:30p.m. EST. Provides information on regulations under both the Resources Conservation and Recovery Act (including solid and hazardous waste issues) and the Superfund law.

Safe Drinking Water Hotline
(800) 426-4791
Operates Monday to Friday from 8:30a.m. to 5p.m. EST. Provides information on regulations under the Safe Drinking Water Act, lead and radon in drinking water, filter information, and a list of state drinking water offices.

TSCA Assistance Information Service
(202) 554-1404
Operates Monday to Friday from 8:30a.m. to 5p.m. EST. Provides information on regulations under the Toxic Substances Control Act and on EPA's asbestos program

Native American IAQ-related Links

Environmental Education Outreach Program (EEOP)
includes: Introduction, List Serves, Curriculum, WWW Links, Workshop - Orientation to Indoor Air

EPA's American Indian Environmental Office

EPA's American Indian Environmental Office links

EPA's Air and Radiation's Tribal Air Page

U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) [http://www.cpsc.gov/]

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission protects the public from the unreasonable risk of injury or death from 15,000 types of consumer products under the agency's jurisdiction. To report a dangerous product or a product-related injury, you can go to CPSC's forms page - www.cpsc.gov/talk.html and use the first on-line form on that page. Or, you can call CPSC's Product Safety Hotline at (800) 638-CPSC (800-638-2772) (Maryland only: (800) 492-8104.) or CPSC's teletypewriter at (800) 638-8270, or send the information to info@cpsc.gov.

Recorded information is available 24 hours a day when calling from a touch-tone phone. Operators are on duty Monday to Friday from 10:30 to 4 EST to take complaints about unsafe consumer products.  For information on State Offices, see www.cpsc.gov/businfo/state/state.html

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development [http://www.hud.gov]

Office of Energy and the Environment, Washington, DC 20410
HUD USER National toll-free number: (800) 245-2691
In Washington, DC area: (301) 251-5154.

U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) [http://www.doe.gov/]

Office of Conservation and Renewable Energy
1000 Independence Ave., SW, Washington, DC 20585

Conservation and Renewable Energy Inquiry and Referral Service (CAREIRS)
PO Box 3048, Merrifield, VA 22116.
Operates Monday to Friday from 9 to 5 EST. Provides consumer information on conservation and renewable energy in residences

U.S. Public Health Service

Division of Federal Occupational Health
Office of Environmental Hygiene, Region III, Room 1310
3535 Market St., Philadelphia, PA 19104
(215) 596-1888; fax: 215-596-5024

Provides indoor air quality consultative services to federal agency managers.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

[http://www.cdc.gov]

Lead Poisoning Prevention Branch
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
4770 Buford Highway, NE (F-42)
Atlanta, GA 30341-3724
(800) 488-7330
www.cdc.gov/nceh/lead/lead.htm

Office on Smoking and Health
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
4770 Buford Highway, NE (K-50)
Atlanta, GA 30341-3724
(404) 488-5701
www.cdc.gov/tobacco/

National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
Hubert H. Humphrey Bldg.
200 Independence Ave., SW
Room 715H
Washington, DC 20201
1-800-35-NIOSH (1-800-356-4674)
www.cdc.gov/niosh/homepage.html
Indoor Air Quality Page - www.cdc.gov/niosh/iaqpg.html

Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) [http://www.osha.gov/]

Office of Information and Consumer Affairs
Room N-3647, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20210
(800) 321-6742
(202) 219-8151

OSHA Fact Sheets - alphabetical listing www.osha.gov/OshDoc/toc_fact.html

Bonneville Power Administration
Portland, OR 97208

General Services Administration
18th and F Streets, NW
Washington, DC 20405

Tennessee Valley Authority
Industrial Hygiene Branch
Multipurpose Building (1-B)
Muscle Shoals, AL 35660

State and Local Organizations

Your questions or concerns about indoor air problems can frequently be answered by the government agencies in your state or local government. Responsibilities for indoor air quality issues are usually divided among many different agencies. Calling or writing the agencies responsible for health or air quality control is the best way to start getting information from your state or local government. EPA maintains a list of State and Regional Radon and Indoor Air Coordinators at www.epa.gov/iaq/whereyoulive.html

Other Organizations

The following organizations have information discussed in the booklet The Inside Story - A Guide to Indoor Air Quality. Call the IAQ Information Clearinghouse [IAQINFO] at (800) 438-4318 for the names of a variety of organizations that have more information on specific and general indoor air quality issues.

American Association of Poison Control Centers 
3800 Reservoir Road, NW
Washington, DC 20007

American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning (ASHRAE)
1791 Tullie Circle NE
Atlanta, GA 30329
(404) 636-8400

National Environmental Respiratory Center
2425 Ridgecrest Drive SE
Albuquerque, NM 87108-5127
(505) 262-7595
Fax (505) 262-7356

The National Environmental Respiratory Center (NERC) was established in 1998 through the EPA by congressional directive. This new research and information Center is located at the Lovelace Respiratory Research Institute (LRRI) in Albuquerque, New Mexico. NERC was founded to facilitate research to provide an improved scientific basis for understanding and managing health risks associated with air quality in recognition of the reality that all pollutant exposures are exposures to mixtures of many pollutants from many sources.

World Health Organization
Publications Center
49 Sheridan Avenue
Albany, NY 12210
(518) 436-9686

National Safety Council
1121 Spring Lake Drive, 
Itasca, IL 60143-3201
(630) 285-1121; 
Fax: (630) 285-1315

The National Safety Council's Crossroads Web site is an information-rich site designed specifically for the safety, health and environmental professional. It includes a dedicated safety, health and environmental search engine along with data on injury statistics, hazardous chemicals, regulatory compliance, emergency response and workplace safety.

American Lung Association (ALA)
National Headquarters
1740 Broadway
New York, NY 10019
(800) LUNG-USA
http://www.lungusa.org/virginia/
http://www.lungusa.org/chicago/
http://www.lungusa.org/losangeles/
http://www.lungusa.org/oregon/