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This page updated October 10, 2008.

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) (October 2008)	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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