Contaminants/Risks

Important links to consider about contaminants and risks...

Asbestos Safety and Removal

 

• http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/Risk/asbestos
• http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/asbestos/asbestos/health_effects/
• http://www.epa.gov/asbestos/pubs/help.html
• http://www.epa.gov/region8/superfund/libby/healthrisk.html
• http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/asbestos/
• http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/toxfaqs/tf.asp?id=29&tid=4
• http://www.lni.wa.gov/tradeslicensing/licensingreq/asbestos/default.asp

Mold Removal

 

• http://www.epa.gov/mold/moldresources.html
• http://www.cdc.gov/mold/faqs.htm
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mold
• http://www.epa.gov/iaq/flood/index.html
• http://www.mold-help.org/

Heavy Metal Contamination

 

• http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14757716
• http://www.prlog.org/10948260-mercury-is-still-hazard-in-most-buildings-across-the-us.html
• http://bmb.oxfordjournals.org/content/68/1/167.full

PCBs and Refrigerants



• http://www.epa.gov/osw/hazard/tsd/pcbs/pubs/effects.htm
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polychlorinated_biphenyl

Helpful sites



• http://ezinearticles.com/?Asbestos-Health-Concerns&id=114138
• http://www.sacredplaces.org/PSP-InfoClearingHouse/articles/Asbestos%20Abatement.htm
• http://www.epa.gov/region4/air/asbestos/demolish.htm
• http://www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/hwtr/demodebris/pages2/asbsummary.html

Asbestos Sampling



• http://www.BannerEnvironmental.com/