The History of the Housing Court

WEB LINKS & CONTACT NUMBERS

Indoor air quality:
Lucas County Health Department (419) 213-4074

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Indoor Air Quality Home Page—www.epa.gov/iaq

National Radon Information Hotline—(800)SOS-RADON ((800)767-7236)

The National Consumer Federation’s Radon Website—www.radonfix.org

National Lead Information Center—(800)424-LEAD ((800)424-5323)

National Hispanic Indoor Air Quality Hotline—(800)SALUD-12 ((800)725-8312), Monday to Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. ET

American Lung Association—(800)LUNG-USA ((800)586-4872)—www.lungusa.org

Healthy Indoor Air for America’s Homes (406)944-3451—www.healthyindoorair.org

Home*A*Syst: An Environmental Risk Assessment Guide for the Home (608)262-0024—www.uwex.edu/homeasyst


Asthma and Allergies:
Lucas County Health Department (419) 213-4074

American Lung Association, (800) LUNG-USA—www.lungusa.org

The Soap and Detergent Association, Cleaning to Control Allergies and Asthma, (202) 347-2900—www.cleaning101.com/house

Healthy Indoor Air for America’s Homes (406) 994-3451—www.healthyindoorair.org

The Allergy & Asthma Network: Mothers of Asthmatics (800) 878-4403—www.aanma.org

The Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network (FAAN) (800) 929-4040—www.foodallergy.org

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Asthma and Indoor Environments—www.epa.gov/asthma


Mold and Moisture:
Lucas County Health Department (419) 213-4074

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)—www.epa.gov/mold

The Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)—www.cdc.gov/health/mold.html

California Indoor Air Quality Program—www.cal-iaq.org/iaqsheet.htm

The Health House—www.healthhouse.org

Healthy Indoor Air for America’s Homes (406)9943451—www.healthyindoorair.org


Carbon Monoxide:
Lucas County Health Department (419) 213-4074

The Consumer Products Safety Commission—(800) 638-2772—www.cpsc.gov/spscpub/pubs/466.html

The American Lung Association—(800) LUNG-USA—www.lungusa.org/air/carbon_factsheet99.html

Healthy Indoor Air for America’s Homes (406) 994-3451—www.healthyindoorair.org


Lead:
Lucas County Health Department (419) 213-4074

For a packet of materials or questions about lead, call the National Lead Information Center, (800) 424-LEAD

For information on lead in drinking water, call the EPA Safe Drinking Water Hotline, (800) 426-4791—or visit the website at www.epa.gov/safewater

Contact HUD about tenants’ rights and other housing issues, (800) HUDS-FHA—www.hud.gov/lead

For more information on lead in and Around the Home, see Home*A*Syst. (608) 262-0024—www.uwex.edu/homeasyst


Hazardous Household Products:
Call Poison Control Center (800) 222-1222

Lucas County Health Department (419) 213-4074

Contact the Consumer Products Safety Commission, (800) 638-2772—www.cpsc.gov

Contact Healthy Indoor Air for America’s Homes, (406) 994-3451—www.healthyindoorair.org

The Home*A*Syst handbook, (608) 262-0024—www.uwex.edu/homeasyst

EPA’s Consumer Labeling Initiative—www.epa.gov/opptintr/laveling/index.htm