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FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION (FTC) ACTIONS

1.  SUMMARY OF LEGAL ACTIONS against Alpine, Living Air, & Ecoquest
   • Summary Part I
   • Summary Part II
     • a) Alpine Industries - 4/5/01
     • b) Alpine Industries - 4/18/00
     • c) Alpine Industries, Inc. 1/18/00
     • d) Alpine Industries, Inc. 1/5/98
     • e) US v. Alpine Industries, Inc., et al. 1997
     •  f) OZONE GENERATORS' CONSENT AGREEMENT 9/95
     • g) Alpine/Living Air Corporation 6/9/95
2.    Sunbeam
3.    Norelco
4.    Newtron
5.    FTC: AAF-McQuay, Inc., et al.
6.    Pyraponic
7.    FTC Agreement - File No. 942-3036 - Filtration Manufacturers, Inc.
8.    Honeywell, Inc.

   OSHA

9.    INDOOR AIR QUALITY INVESTIGATION - OSHA TECHNICAL MANUAL - SECTION III: CHAPTER 2
10.    TABLE Z-1 Limits for Air Contaminants. - 1910.1000 TABLE Z-1
11.    Collecting and Disposing of Dust
12.    METALWORKING FLUIDS: Safety and Health Best Practices Manual

    IN THE NEWS

13.    Air Quality Difficult to Gauge in Dustier American West - NYTimes.com December 10, 2011

14.    Why Traffic Jams Are Bad for Your Health - WSJ.com November 8, 2011

15.    The Privileges of China’s Elite Include Purified Air - NYTimes.com November 4, 2011

16.    CDC Expects Broader Smoking Ban - WSJ.com April 21, 2011

17.    Preventing Dust Mites in Pillows and Bedding - NYTimes.com March 4, 2011

18.    A Safety Kink in Hair Relaxing? - Skin Deep - NYTimes.com November 3, 2010

19.    California dominates most-polluted cities list - CNN.com April 29, 2010
20.    Asthma Attacks Linked With Weather - Well Blog - NYTimes.com September 22, 2009
21.    Analysis Finds Elevated Risk From Soot Particles in the Air - NYTimes.com June 4, 2009
22.    Cornell Chronicle: Fabrics that render toxins harmless May 22, 2008
23.    Cornell Chronicle: Zhang studies Beijing air quality May 1, 2008
24.    How "Fresh" is Air Freshener? - TIME Sep. 24, 2007
25.    American Chemical Society ES&T Online News: Printer particle emissions add up August 1, 2007
26.    CNN.com - 'World's dirtiest city' Video file January 18, 2007
27.    Auto Pollution & Carbon Particulates Harm Kids Lung Function - MedPage Today July 05, 2006
28.    Researchers draw link between second-hand smoke and breast cancer
29.    Environmental Tobacco Smoke - Draft Staff Report
30.    EWG Report || PBDEs - Fire Retardants in Dust Environmental Working Group July 9, 2004
31.    Air Pollution Alters DNA in Mice, Study Finds - The New York Times - May 18, 2004
32.    CNN.com - Lung association ranks most polluted cities - Apr 29, 2004
33.    BBC NEWS | England | Leicestershire | Traffic 'linked to coughing'
34.    BBC NEWS | Health | Air pollution cancer fears grow
35.    CNN.com - Report: SARS not airborne virus - Oct. 20, 2003
36.    Particles Are Tiny, but Damage Can Be Great The New York Times October 30, 2001
37.    Tiny Bits of Soot Tied to Illnesses The New York Times April 21, 2001
38.    CNN.com - Health - Study: Even tiniest air pollutants increase death rate - December 14, 2000
39.    Air Pollutants and Death Rate NPR's All Things Considered, 12-13-2000 (audio file, requires Real Player plug-in.)

    KIDS

40.    Pollution
41.    Environmental Resources for Teachers - Air Quality and Air Pollution
42.    Lesson Plans - Texas Commission on Environmental Quality - www.tceq.state.tx.us

    OZONE

43.    weather.com - US Current Ozone Levels
44.    Ozone Out for Indoor Air Cleaners (Alpine XL 15 ozone-generating air filter)
45.    Ozone generators that are sold as air cleaners
46.    Health Canada Warning: Health Canada warns the public about air cleaners designed to intentionally generate ozone (Ozone generators)
    • Health Canada information sheet: List of Ozone Generators
    • OZONE GENERATORS - QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
47.    OZONE, GOOD UP HIGH, BAD NEARBY.
48.    EO Library: Ozone
49.    How harmful is the ozone produced by office equipment like photocopiers?
50.    What causes photochemical smog?

    NEGATIVE IONS

51.    Aerobiological Engineering (Bacteria vs. Negative Ions) Pennsylvania State University
52.    CBD-199. Air Ions And Human Comfort
53.    The Treatment of Bronchial Asthma by Negative Ions
54.    Prevention of Post-Operative Thromboembolism by Negative Ions (Blood Clots)
55.    The Effect of Ionised Air on Work Capacity and Vitamin Metabolism (Russian Athletic Studies) Originally this paper was discovered and translated by U.S. Naval Intelligence in 1960 
56.    Behavioural Effects of Air Ions
57.    Effects of Negative Ion Treatment on Blood Serotonin and Weather Sensitive Patients
58.    Negative Ions Improves Memory and Attention in Learning Disabled Children
59.    Artificial Air Ionisation as a therapeutic Factor For Patients with Hypertensive Disease and Bronchial Asthma
60.    Data Concerning The Intervention Of Air Ions In Physical Exercise
61.    Air Ions and Health
62.    Asthma & Ions
63.    Scientific References on Ions   

    ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT

64. Airborne Respiratory Diseases and Mechanical Systems for Control of Microbes
    by W. J. Kowalski and William Bahnfleth, HPAC Engineering, July 1998, v70n7, pp34-48.
65. Bactericidal Effects of High Airborne Ozone Concentrations on Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus
    by W. J. Kowalski, W. P. Bahnfleth, and T. S. Whittam, Ozone Science & Engineering, 1998, v20, pp205-221.
66. Filtration of Airborne Microorganisms: Modeling and Prediction
    by W. J. Kowalski, William Bahnfleth, and T. S. Whittam, ASHRAE Transactions: Research 1999, v105n2, pp4-17.
67. UVGI Design Basics for Air and Surface Disinfection
    by W. J. Kowalski and William Bahnfleth, HPAC Engineering, January 2000, v72n1, pp100-110.
68. Indoor Mold Growth: Health Hazards and Remediation
    by W. J. Kowalski, HPAC Engineering, September 2000, v72n9, pp80-83.
69. Effective UV Germicidal Irradiation System Design Through Improved Modeling
    by W. J. Kowalski and William Bahnfleth, ASHRAE Transactions: Research 2000, v106pt2.
70. Mathematical Modeling of Ultraviolet Germicidal Irradiation for Air Disinfection
    by W. J. Kowalski,W. P. Bahnfleth, D.L. Witham, B.F. Severin, and T.S. Whittam, Quantitative Microbiology, 2000, v2, pp249-270.
71. Design and Optimization of UVGI Air Disinfection Systems
    by W. J. Kowalski, PhD Thesis, The Pennsylvania State University 2001.
72. Mold and Buildings
    by Wally Kowalski, Eric Burnett, The Pennsylvania Housing Research Center Builder Brief BB0301, 2001.
73. UVGI Systems for Air and Surface Disinfection
    by W.J. Kowalski and D.L. Witham, IUVA News, 2001, v3(5), pp4-7.
74. Airborne-Microbe Filtration in Indoor Environments
    by W. J. Kowalski and W. P. Bahnfleth, HPAC Engineering, 2002, v74(1), pp57-69.
75. Engineering Control of Airborne Disease Transmission in Animal Laboratories
    by W. J. Kowalski, William Bahnfleth, and Donna Carey, Contemporary Topics in Laboratory Animal Science 2002, v41p9-17.
76. MERV Filter Models for Aerobiological Applications
    by W. J. Kowalski and William Bahnfleth, Air Media, Summer 2002, p13-17.
77. Immune Building Systems Technology
    by W. J. Kowalski, 2002, McGraw-Hill, New York, (Errata for book)
78. Defending Buildings Against Bioterrorism
    by W. J. Kowalski, Engineered Systems Magazine 2002, p61-68
79. Immune Building Technology and Bioterrorism Defense
    by W. J. Kowalski and W. P. Bahnfleth, HPAC Engineering, January 2003, v75(1), pp57-62.
80. Demonstration of a Hermetic Airborne Ozone Disinfection System: Studies on E. coli
    by W. J. Kowalski, W. P. Bahnfleth, B.A. Striebig, and T.S. Whittam, AIHA Journal, March/April 2003, v64(2), pp222-227.
81. Modeling Immune Building Systems for Bioterrorism Defense
    by W. J. Kowalski, W. P. Bahnfleth, and A. Musser, Journal of Architectural Engineering, June 2003, v9(2), pp222-227.
82. Dimensional Analysis of UVGI Air Disinfection Systems
    by W. J. Kowalski, W. P. Bahnfleth, and J. Rosenberger, International Journal of HVAC&R Research, July 2003, v9(3), pp347-363.
83. Proposed Standards and Guidelines for UVGI Air Disinfection
    by W. J. Kowalski, W. P. Bahnfleth, IUVA News, v6(1), pp20-25.
84.    CNN.com - UV lamps may cure 'sick buildings' - Nov. 28, 2003
85.    Welcome to official web site of the international ultraviolet association IUVA

    TOBACCO SMOKE

86.    The Truth     

    RADON

87.    Consumer's Guide to Radon Reduction | Publications | Radon | Indoor Air Quality | Air | US EPA

88.    A Physician's Guide | Publications | Radon | Indoor Air | Air | US EPA

89.    Website Assesses Radon Risk for Homeowners

90.    Relative Health Risk of Radon

91.    Radon Project of Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and Columbia University Department of Statistics

92.    Health Effects of Exposure to Indoor Radon  

    NANOPARTICLES

93.    American Industrial Hygiene Association: Nanotechnology

94.    International Council of Nanotechnology 

95.    EPA White Paper

96.    The International Council on Nanotechnology (ICON) Review of Safety Practices in the Nanotechnology Industry
97.    ASTM Committee E56 on Nanotechnology
98.    ANSI solicits participation for proposed new Technical Advisory Group for ISO Technical Committee on Nanotechnnologies (TC 229). 
99.    NIOSH Nanotechnology Page
100.    Royal Society and Royal Academy of Engineering (U.K.) Study on Nanotechnology
101.    National Nanotechnology Initiative
102.    NNI Links to Nanotechnology Resources
103.    ANSI Nanotechnology Standards Panel
104.    The U.K. Health and Safety Executive: "Nanoparticles: An Occupational Hygiene Review."
105.    Food and Drug Administration Nanotechnology Website
106.    Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies
107.    Center for Responsible Nanotechnology
108.    Chemical Industry Vision
109.    European Commission
110.    EPA: Nanotechnology Research Topics
111.    EPA: Nanotechnology Factsheet
112.    Northwestern University Institute for Nanotechnology
113.    The Institute of Nanotechnology
114.    European Nanotechnology Gateway
115.    Foresight Nanotech Institute
116.    NIEHS OPPE Factsheet #03 - July 2003
117.    National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network
118.    Health & Safety Executive
119.    Occupational Safety & Health/Environmental Practices

120.   

     CHEMICAL, BIOLOGICAL, & RADIOLOGICAL TERRORISM PROTECTIVE MEASURES
      

121.    FEMA 426 - Reference Manual to Mitigate Potential Terrorist Attacks Against Buildings, December 2003

122.    NIOSH - Filtration and Air-Cleaning Systems to Protect Building Environments from Airborne Chemical, Biological, or Radiological Attacks, April 2003

     DIESEL EXHAUST

      

123.    Safety and Health Topics: Diesel Exhaust-U.S. Department of Labor-Occupational Safety & Health Administration(OSHA)

124.    EPA NCEA - Health Assessment Document for Diesel Engine Exhaust

125.    DieselNet: Diesel Emissions Online

     MOLD

126.    EPA Indoor Air Quality Web Site - Mold Links and General Information Page
127.    FEMA: Mold Can Damage Home and Health
128.    Indoor Mold: Health Hazard Identification and Control
129.    Airborne Respiratory Diseases and Mechanical Systems for CONTROL OF MICROBES     

     Indoor Air Quality Checkoff List

130.    Recommended Action Checklists | IAQ Design Tools for Schools | Indoor Air Quality | Air | US EPA

     AIR QUALITY, AIR CLEANERS, ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH

131.    Environmental Health: Air pollution attributable postneonatal infant mortality in U.S. metropolitan areas: a risk assessment study   also see:  Sudden Infant Death Syndrome may be caused by vehicle pollutants
132.    Modeling Filter Bypass: Impact on Filter Efficiency (PDF)
133.    MedlinePlus: Indoor Air Pollution
134.    Safety & Health Topics: Indoor Air Quality-U.S. Department of Labor-Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)
135.    Home Indoor Air Quality Knowledgebase
136.    OSH Answers: Indoor Air Quality - General
137.    OSH Answers: How Do Particulates Enter the Respiratory System?
138.    OSH Answers: How Workplace Chemicals Enter the Body
139.    Indoor Air Quality Publications
140.    Candles and Indoor Air Quality
141.    EPA-Candles and Incense as Potential Sources of Indoor Air Pollution: Market Analysis and Literature Review
142.    NCEA - US EPA National Center for Environmental Assessment
143.    US EPA Office of Air and Radiation - AIRSData - Main Page - Access to Air Pollution Data
144.    US EPA Office of Air & Radiation Government Partners
145.    State Real-Time Air Pollution Data
146.    EO Newsroom: New Images - MOPITT Views North America
147.    Indoor Air Quality in Homes
148.    EPA's Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) Home Page
149.    AEROBIOLOGICAL ENGINEERING -- Airborne Pathogen Control Systems
150.    Coalition for a Smoke-Free City
151.    Indoor Environment Department, EETD, LBNL
152.    An Environmental Risk-Assessment Guide for the Home
153.    Asthma: American Lung Association  
154.    Cumulative Exposure Project
155.    Residential Air-Cleaning Devices - A Summary of Available Information
156.    EPA's Indoor Air Quality Home Page
157.    Common Indoor Air Pollutants - Improving Air Quality
158.    Indoor Air Facts - Residential Air Cleaners
159.    Indoor Air - Environmental Health Center - Div. of the National Safety Council
160.    New York Healthy Schools Network
161.    Enviro$en$e - Common Sense Solutions to Environmental Problems
162.    Office of Children's Health Protection
163.    Children's Environmental Health Network
164.    ATSDR - Child Health Home Page
165.    Indoor Air Pollution -- Physicians for Social Responsibility (PSR)
166.    Children's Environmental Health Homepage -- Environment & Health Program
167.    Residential Leaf Burning
168.    European Environment Agency
169.    Welcome to the United States Environmental Protection Agency's Homepage
170.    Environment Canada's Green Lane/Environnement Canada
171.    Environment Quebec - Symposium on air pollution and public health
172.    NSC Air Quality Program
173.    NIOSH/Topics Page/Indoor Air Quality
174.    NIOSH/fact sheet/ indoor environmental quality
175.    American Lung Association -- Indoor Air Quality

     PESTICIDES

176.    Pesticide Education Resources, University of Nebraska
177.    US EPA Pesticide Registration Status Information
178.    Rachel Carson Council, Pesticide Information, Pesticide Effects
179.    Pesticide Education Resources, University of Nebraska

     VENTILATION

180.    Ventilation

     CLEAN ROOMS

181.    CleanRooms - EN 1822: the standard that greatly impacted the European cleanrooms market
182.    Introduction of the New European Standard EN1822 (Microsoft Word Document)
183.    CleanRooms - Standards for Airborne Particle Counter Performance and Operation
184.    CleanRooms - Airborne molecular contaminants (AMCs): Properties and gaining control
185.    CleanRooms - 15 factors that influence cleanroom design and construction costs

     STANDARDS & REGULATIONS

186.    Air Filter Testing Laboratories, Kentucky
187.    American National Standards Institute
188.    ASTM Technical Standards for Industry Worldwide
189.    CEN - The European Committee for Standardization
190.    International Organization for Standardization homepage
191.    Nordtest-homepage
192.    CDC Guidelines for Preventing the Transmission of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Health-Care Facilities, 1994
193.    OSHA Safety and Health Topics: Indoor Air Quality
194.    An EPA fact sheet on ISO 14000: Int'l. Environmental Mgmt. Standards
195.    ISO homepage, English, with graphics
196.    Global Engineering Documents - ISO 14000
197.    Official ISO/TC 207 website

     EDUCATION and CONFERENCES

198.    Harvard University - In-Place Filter Testing Workshop August 22 - 26, 2005 (Tentative)
199.    WELCOME to the official web site of the Texas Institute for the Indoor Environment
200.    Particle Technology Laboratory, University of Minnesota
201.    University of Tulsa Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) Program
202.    International Centre for Indoor Environment and Energy
203.    International Society of Indoor Air Quality and Climate (ISIAQ)
204.    Indoor Air Quality Association (IAQA) Home Page
205.    The Children's Environmental Health Institute
206.    Indoor Air 2005
207.    Second NSF International Conference on Indoor Air Health
208.    Free Guide to Indoor Air Health Poster
209.    NSF Consumer Information: Air Quality
210.    Optimal breathing. Education, evaluation, services. Superior health, peak performance, life extension!
211.    Texas Institute for the Indoor Environment

     CONTROLLED ENVIRONMENT ORGANIZATIONS

212.    American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning EngineerS (ASHRAE)
213.    AIHA - The American Industrial Hygiene Association
214.    ACGIH - Industrial Hygiene, Environmental, Occupational Health & Safety Resource
215.    Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR)
216.    American Biological Safety Association (ABSA)
217.    American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
218.    American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)
219.    Canadian Centre for Occupational Health & Safety (CCOHS)
220.    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
221.    Department of Energy (DOE)
222.    Institute of Environmental Sciences and Technology (EIST)
223.    National Library of Medicine (NLM)
224.    National Safety Council
225.    National Technical Information Service (NTIS)
226.    National Institutes of Health (NIH)
227.    Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) in Museums and Archives
228.    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
229.    NSF International
230.    Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA)
231.    World Health Organization (WHO)
232.    International Society of Indoor Air Quality and Climate
233.    Air Infiltration and Ventilation Centre
234.    American Academy of Environmental Medicine

     COPD
     (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease)

235.    Medical News: Inside or Outside, Air Quality Affects COPD Symptoms - from MedPage Today
236.    American Lung Association/Nexcura -- COPD Lung Profiler
237.    MEDLINEplus: COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease)

     DAILY AIRBORNE ALLERGEN & AIR QUALITY REPORTS

238.    Pollen.com - Local Pollen reports and forecasts
239.    EPA AIRNow
240.    Air Pollution and Smog Indexes for Health
241.    weather.com - US Air Quality Forecast
242.    weather.com - US Current Ozone Levels
243.    The Weather Channel - Ragweed Pollen Forecast
244.    The Weather Channel - Grass Pollen Forecast
245.    The Weather Channel - Tree Pollen Forecast
246.    The Weather Channel - Mold Spores Forecast

     ALLERGIES & ASTHMA

247.    National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Home Page
248.    American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology
249.    MayoClinic.com - Asthma

250.    Teach Your Patients About Asthma: A Clinician's Guide

     MULTIPLE CHEMICAL SENSITIVITIES (MCS)

251.    Safety and Health Topics: Multiple Chemical Sensitivities (MCS)
252.    Multiple Chemical Sensitivities
253.    Multiple Chemical Sensitivity and Environmental Illness

     OTHER SITES OF IMPORTANCE

254.    Where to find Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) on the Internet
255.    OSH Answers: Chemicals & Materials
256.    NIOSH/ Online NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards/chemical name and synonym index
257.    National Library for the Environment
258.    Environment, Safety, & Health Technical Information Services
259.    National Park Service and Fish and Wildlife Service AirWeb
260.    ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINANTS ENCYCLOPEDIA

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