Indoor Air Quality Links

1. Factual links

   Some of the websites providing reliable scientific information on Indoor Air Quality:

   • 1. SCHER opinions addressing air quality
   • 2. EU documents related to air pollution
   • 3. Institutions addressing indoor air quality
   • 4. Frequently asked questions on indoor air quality

 

Factual links

1. SCHER opinions addressing air quality

The Scientific Committee on Health and Environmental Risks (SCHER) is one of three independent non-food scientific committees that advise the European Commission on matters of consumer safety, public health and the environment.

• SCHER Opinion on risk assessment on indoor air quality, produced in May 2007, that served as the source for this publication:
   http://ec.europa.eu/health/ph_risk/committees/04_scher/docs/scher_o_055.pdf
• SCHER Opinion on the report “Emission of chemicals by air fresheners Tests on 74 consumer products sold in Europe” produced in January 2006:
   http://ec.europa.eu/health/ph_risk/committees/04_scher/docs/scher_o_026.pdf
• SCHER Opinion on “New evidence of air pollution effects on human health and the environment” produced in March 2005:
   http://ec.europa.eu/health/ph_risk/committees/04_scher/docs/scher_o_009.pdf

2. EU documents related to air pollution

• Evaluation and control of the risks of existing substances, Council Regulation (EEC) No 793/93 of 23 March 1993:
   http://ec.europa.eu/environment/chemicals/exist_subst/pdf/793_93_ec.pdf
• The Air quality portal of DG Environment which provides access to relevant standards, legislation, and reports: http://ec.europa.eu/environment/air/quality/ 
• The Air pollution portal of the European Environment Agency (EEA):
  www.eea.europa.eu/themes/air 

3. Institutions addressing indoor air quality

• The World Health Organization (WHO) proposes links to publications, fact sheets, related sites, and related links on indoor air pollution at:
  www.who.int/topics/air_pollution_indoor/en/ 
• The U.S. Environmental protection Agency (EPA) dedicates a section of its website to indoor air quality at: www.epa.gov/iaq/index.html  
• The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) addresses air pollution and respiratory health at: www.cdc.gov/nceh/airpollution/  
• GreenFacts addresses:
  • the three major outdoor air pollutants (particulate matter, ozone, and nitrogen dioxide) at:
    www.greenfacts.org/air-pollution/
  • the health effects of environmental tobacco smoke at:
    www.greenfacts.org/en/tobacco/,
  • asthma, allergies and other respiratory diseases in children at:
    www.greenfacts.org/en/respiratory-diseases/
• The American College of Medical Toxicology (ACMT) addresses “Indoor Air Pollutants Affecting Child Health” at:  http://acmt.net/_Library/docs/IndoorAirPolution.pdf
• The American Lung Association provides all kinds of information on indoor air quality at: www.lungusa.org/site/apps/lk/links.aspx?c=dvLUK9O0E&b=36056 

4. Frequently asked questions on indoor air quality

• Health Canada proposes “Frequently Asked Questions Pertaining To The Health Effects Of Air Pollution” at: www.hc-sc.gc.ca/ewh-semt/air/out-ext/faq_e.html  
• The U.S. National Ag Safety Database (NASD) proposes “Questions About Indoor Air Quality?” at: www.cdc.gov/nasd/docs/d001201-d001300/d001242/d001242.html  
• The American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA) answers a series of questions on indoor air at:
  www.aiha.org/Content/AccessInfo/consumer/IsAirQualityaProbleminMyHome.htm