Guidelines and Fact Sheets

This page updated November 28, 2007.

Guidelines and Fact Sheets

The Air Resources Board publishes guidelines and fact sheets on common indoor air pollutants and ways families can reduce their household exposure to indoor air pollutants. These indoor pollutants can cause a variety of health effects ranging from eye, nose and throat irritation to asthma aggravation to cancer. Levels of many pollutants can be reduced through wise and proper use of building materials, combustion sources and consumer products in the home, and through proper and regular cleaning practices.

The links below will take you to the Indoor Air Quality Guideline or Fact Sheet indicated:

Publication

Pollutants / Topics Covered

Cleaning Products and Indoor Air Quality: Actions to Reduce Exposures (Fact Sheet) (November 2007) Cleaning Products
Reducing Indoor Air Pollution General Indoor Air - Many Pollutants

Formaldehyde in the Home - Guideline No. 1
(Updated August 2004)

Formaldehyde
Reducing Your Exposure to Formaldehyde
(Fact Sheet)		 Formaldehyde

Combustion Pollutants in the Home - Guideline No. 2

Supplement to Indoor Air Quality Guideline No. 2

Carbon Monoxide
Nitrogen Dioxide
Particles
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs)

Chlorinated Chemicals in Your Home - Guideline No. 3

Chlorinated Hydrocarbons
Chloroform
Para-Dichlorobenzene
Perchloroethylene
Trichloroethylene
Methylene Chloride
Methyl Cchloroform (1,1,1-Trichloroethane)

Air Cleaning Devices for the Home Frequently Asked Questions (Fact Sheet) (Updated February 2005)

Residential Air Cleaners
Filters, HEPA, Ozone Generators

Beware of Ozone-Generating Indoor "Air Purifiers"
(Fact Sheet)		 Ozone Generators

Reducing Your Exposure to Particulate Pollutants
(Fact Sheet)

Particulate Matter
Particles, Dust, Asthma, Allergies

School Advisory from California Classrooms Study
(Fact Sheet)

Suggestions to help schools and school districts assure a healthful learning environment.



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