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FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION (FTC) ACTIONS

  1.  SUMMARY OF LEGAL ACTIONS against Alpine, Living Air, & Ecoquest
  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)
  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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