Alaska Incorporate Environmental Health and Safety Consultants (EHS)
The EHS-Alaska EHS-Alaska is an engineering and industrial hygiene firm specializing in workplace health and safety, workplace
hazards removal design, and employee training. EHS-Alaska uses state-of-the art equipment and approved methods and techniques
to provide accurate and legally defensible monitoring in the workplace for potential hazards www.ehs-alaska.com/industrial_hygiene_svc.html
Alaska Industrial Hygiene Services
This company profile is for the private company Alaska Industrial Hygiene Services, located in Anchorage, AK. Alaska Industrial
Hygiene Services's line of business is management consulting services. www.manta.com/company/mmgkh9q
Cooperative Extension Service-Alaska Energy and Housing Resources
Cooperative Extension Service is an outreach educational delivery system supported by a partnership between the US Department of
Agriculture and the University of Alaska Fairbanks and College of Rural Alaska. This website provides informational links to Indoor
Air Quality, Polar Living, Manuals, Energy Links, Housing links, Radon links, Alaska Weather and permafrost. www.uaf.edu/coop-ext/faculty/seifert/resources.html
Alaska Building Science Network (ABSN)
The Alaska Building Science Network (ABSN) is a member supported association of individuals, businesses, and organizations
dedicated to promoting energy efficiency as an essential component of durable, safe and affordable housing in Alaska. ABSN's
main programmatic areas are building science education, village energy efficiency upgrades and training, civic engagement and
technical assistance. www.absn.com/index.cfm
Cold Climate Housing Research Center (CCHRC)
The Cold Climate Housing Research Center (CCHRC) is unique in the world; they are dedicated to research that improves the durability,
health, and affordability of shelter for people living in circumpolar regions around the globe. www.cchrc.org/
The Healthy Indoor Air for America's Homes Program- Training and Reference Manual
The Healthy Indoor Air for America's Homes Program was developed to provide basic but comprehensive information to consumers on
how to get a handle on indoor air quality (IAQ) in their homes. The goal of the Program is to educate consumers about sources,
health risks, and control measures related to common residential indoor air problems and to help consumers reduce their health
risks from these problems. This website provides the Training manual and Reference manual. The revised manual also includes
three new instructional modules dealing with: Building Science and Indoor Air Quality, Secondhand Smoke and Asthma. www.montana.edu/wwwcxair/notebook.html
The Ad Council
This website was developed under a cooperative agreement with the U.S. EPA and is managed by the Ad Council. It contains
information pertaining to asthma, asthma triggers, and solutions to decrease the frequency of asthma episodes. www.noattacks.org
NEA HIN IAQ Lesson Plans
The indoor or "built" environment is as fascinating and complex as the outdoor environment and since we spend
90% of our day indoors, the quality of the air indoors becomes crucial to our health and productivity. Are you looking
for creative ways to teach students about this important topic? Discover how you can promote awareness around indoor
air quality (IAQ) and teach your curriculum standards at the same time by checking out these hands-on, interactive
lesson plans. Through a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) NEA HIN has created a
series of K-12 lesson plans that supplement the U.S. EPA’s IAQ Tools for Schools program and kit. All of the lesson plans
are tied to standards and can be easily integrated with your school district’s curriculum. Many of the lessons can be
adapted to any grade level and can be used as independent activities or put together to build an IAQ unit. www.neahin.org/Lesson_Plan/LessonPlanStartPage.htm
Hydroville Curriculum Project
Curriculum developed at Oregon State University. The curriculum introduces students to several career areas that address
Indoor Air Quality (IAQ). The Problem Based Learning (PBL) format lends itself to inquiry based educational approach.
The curriculum starts by introducing the town of Hydroville, which passed a bond issue to create a middle school by
renovating and adding on to its historic library. Students, teachers, and staff attending the newly remodeled school
have been complaining of odors and feeling sick.
High school or middle school students participating in this problem act as a team of environmental consults to determine
if there really is an indoor air quality problem in the school. Student teams present their findings at the next school
board meeting. www.hydroville.org/air/
Project A.I.R.E.
Project A.I.R.E (Air Information Resources for Educators) was developed by EPA to focus the attention of elementary,
junior high, and high school students on air pollution issues. The units in this package encourage students to think
more critically and creatively about air pollution problems and the alternatives for resolving them. Topics covered
include: air quality, rainforests, radon, the creation of environmental laws, the greenhouse effect and ozone. www.epa.gov/region1/students/teacher/airqual.html
Air Quality
Breathing clean air helps us stay healthy. On this page, you can learn about things that cause air pollution and what
you can do to keep the air clean. Includes a link to "Dusty the Asthma Goldfish and his Asthma Triggers Funbook." www.epa.gov/kids/air.htm
Native American Asthma Radio Campaign
The purpose of the radio campaign is to motivate parents of children with asthma to learn about specific asthma triggers
and how they can help eliminate them. Since 1980, the number of people with asthma has more than doubled. Last year,
almost four million children suffered from asthma attacks. The CDC estimates that children miss 14 million school days
each year due to asthma. Although there is no known cure for the disease, experts agree that there are a variety of
ways to reduce the number of attacks. One way is to reduce exposure to the environmental factors -- asthma triggers --
that make asthma worse. These PSAs provide parents and caregivers with new and simple tips on how to eliminate
specific asthma triggers in order to reduce symptoms and help prevent asthma attacks. www.epapsa.com/
American Lung Association
Air pollution contributes to lung disease, including respiratory tract infections, asthma, and lung cancer. Lung
disease claims close to 335,000 lives in America every year and is the third leading cause of death in the United
States. Over the last decade, the death rate for lung disease has risen faster than for almost any other major disease.
Poor indoor air quality can cause or contribute to the development of chronic respiratory diseases such as asthma
and hypersensitivity pneumonitis. In addition, it can cause headaches, dry eyes, nasal congestion, nausea and fatigue.
People who already have respiratory diseases are at greater risk. www.lungusa.org/site/apps/lk/links.aspx?c=dvLUK9O0E&b=36056
An Introduction to Indoor Air Quality (IAQ)
Indoor pollution sources that release gases or particles into the air are the primary cause of indoor air quality
problems in homes. Inadequate ventilation can increase indoor pollutant levels by not bringing in enough outdoor air
to dilute emissions from indoor sources and by not carrying indoor air pollutants out of the home. High temperature
and humidity levels can also increase concentrations of some pollutants. There are many sources of indoor air pollution
in any home. These include combustion sources such as oil, gas, kerosene, coal, wood, and tobacco products; building
materials and furnishings as diverse as deteriorated, asbestos-containing insulation, wet or damp carpet, and cabinetry
or furniture made of certain pressed wood products; products for household cleaning and maintenance, personal care,
or hobbies; central heating and cooling systems and humidification devices; and outdoor sources such as radon,
pesticides, and outdoor air pollution. The relative importance of any single source depends on how much of a given
pollutant it emits and how hazardous those emissions are. In some cases, factors such as how old the source is and
whether it is properly maintained are significant. For example, an improperly adjusted gas stove can emit significantly
more carbon monoxide than one that is properly adjusted. http://www.epa.gov/iaq/ia-intro.html For more information, please contact:
Mansel Nelson
928-523-1275 Mansel.Nelson@nau.edu
