Moulds and Fungi in Indoor Air
Date of Issue: January 23, 2002
Hazard Summary
Moulds and fungi are often implicated as a cause of poor indoor air quality. Unfortunately, most people know very little about moulds and fungi and how they may affect indoor air quality.
To help people educate themselves on this issue, we provide the following links to useful sites.
Health Canada Sites:
- Fungal Contamination in Public Buildings: a Guide to Recognition and Management
- Indoor Air Quality in Office Buildings: A Technical Guide
- Material Safety Data Sheets for Molds and Fungi
Other Government/Government Organizations:
- Environmental Microbiology Laboratory Accreditation Program (EMLAP) American Industrial Hygiene Association)
- Environmental Protection Agency
General:
- Facts About Mold (New York City Department of Health)
- Fungi & Indoor Air Quality (California Department of Health Services)
- Questions and Answers on Stachybotrys chartarum and other molds (United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- California Environmental Health Investigations Branch links to mold and health related documents
- Fungal Glossary (Aerotech Laboratories)
- Mold - Questions and Answers (California Environmental Health Investigations Branch)
- Molds (United States Environmental Protection Agency)
- Reading the Charts (American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology)
Recognition and Management:
- Clean Up Mold and Control Moisture - an excerpt from Managing Asthma in the School Environment (United States Environmental Protection Agency)
- Mold in My Home: What Do I Do? (California Department of Health Services)
- Guidelines on Assessment and Remediation of Fungi in Indoor Environments (New York City Department of Health)
- Mold Remediation in Schools and Commercial Buildings
- Managing Water Infiltration into Buildings (University of Minnesota Environmental Health and Safety Division)
Effects/Allergies:
- Health Effects of Toxin-Producing Indoor Molds in California (California Department of Health Services)
- Toxic Effects of Indoor Molds, policy statement (American Academy of Pediatrics)