Other Government Reports

Other Government Reports 
GIHN - Other Government Reports
In addition to the Government Agency reports already mentioned on the previous pages, there are many additional reports and legislative actions by government agencies.

The reports are listed below in three categories:
  • International Government Agencies
  • U.S. Federal Government Agencies
  • U.S. State and Local Government Agencies

International (information from government agencies -- about toxic mold -- is NOT up to date with the scientific literature)

Country

Australia

Canada

Canada

Canada

C
anada


Canada

Canada

Canada


China


European Environment Agency

France



Germany

Ireland

Thailand

World Health Organization


World Health Organization


World Health Organization

World Health Organization

World Health Organization

World Health Organization


World Health Organization


World Health Organization


World Health Organization


World Health Organization

Title of Report and Year

Australian Mould Guideline  (2005)

Care of Patients with Multiple Chemical Sensitivities  (2008)

Cleaning Up Your House After a Flood  (2008)

Condominium Owners' Guide to Mould  (no date)

Fungal Contamination in Public Buildings: Health Effects and Investigation Methods  (2004)

Indoor Air Quality in Office Buildings: A Technical Guide  (1995)

(The) Medical Perspective on Environmental Sensitivities  (2007)


Residential Indoor Air Quality Guidelines  (2007)


Every Breath We Take: Transforming the Health of China's Office Space (2015)


Indoor Air Quality  (2014)

Estimated Cost of Indoor Air Pollution: First Study in France  (2014)

         
The full report is available in French (2014)

Guidelines for Indoor Air Hygiene in School Buildings  (2008)

Indoor Air Pollution and Health  (2013)

Thailand: Bangkok Statement: A Pledge to Promote the Protection of Children's Environmental Health  (2002)


World Health Organization: 7 Million Premature Deaths Annually Linked to Air Pollution  (2014)


World Health Organization: Environmental Burden of Disease Associated with Inadequate Housing  (2011)


World Health Organization: Guidelines for Indoor Air Quality--Dampness and Mould  (2009)


World Health Organization: Guidelines for Indoor Air Quality: Selected Pollutants  (2010)

World Health Organization: Indoor Air Pollutants: Exposure and Health Effects (1982)

World Health Organization: Preventing disease through healthy environments: Towards an estimate of the environmental burden of disease (2006)


World Health Organization: School Environment--Policies and Current Status (2015)


World Health Organization: Selected Mycotoxins: Ochratoxins, Trichothecenes, Ergot  (1990)

World Health Organization: Toxic Effects of Mycotoxins in Humans  (1999)


World Health Organization: Worldwide burden of disease from exposure to second-hand smoke: a retrospective analysis of data from 192 countries  (2010)

U.S. Federal (information from government agencies -- about toxic mold -- is NOT up to date with the scientific literature)

Federal Agency

Air Force


Army

Army

Army



Army


Army

Army


Army


CDC (Centers for Disease Control)


CDC (Centers for Disease Control)


CDC (Centers for Disease Control)


CDC (Centers for Disease Control)

CDC (Centers for Disease Control)

CDC (Centers for Disease Control)



CDC (Centers for Disease Control)

CDC (Centers for Disease Control)


CDC (Centers for Disease Control)


CD
C (Centers for Disease Control)



Department of Energy


Department of Energy


Department of Energy



EPA (Environmental Protection Agency)

EPA (Environmental Protection Agency)


EPA (Environmental Protection Agency)

EPA (Environmental Protection Agency)

EPA (Environmental Protection Agency)

EPA (Environmental Protection Agency)

EPA (Environmental Protection Agency)

EPA (Environmental Protection Agency)

EPA (Environmental Protection Agency)

EPA (Environmental Protection Agency)

EPA (Environmental Protection Agency)

EPA (Environmental Protection Agency)


EPA (Environmental Protection Agency)

EPA (Environmental Protection Agency)

EPA (Environmental Protection Agency)

EPA (Environmental Protection Agency)

EPA (Environmental Protection Agency)


EPA (Environmental Protection Agency)

EPA (Environmental Protection Agency)

EPA (Environmental Protection Agency)

 

EPA (Environmental Protection Agency)

EPA (Environmental Protection Agency)


EPA (Environmental Protection Agency)

EPA (Environmental Protection Agency)

EPA (Environmental Protection Agency)

EPA (Environmental Protection Agency)

EPA (Environmental Protection Agency)

EPA (Environmental Protection Agency)

EPA, DHHS, CDC, NIOSH joint publication


FAA (Federal Aviation Administration)


FAA(Federal Aviation Administration)


FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency

FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency)

FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency)

FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency)


FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency)

Federal Mold Legislation Proposed in 2002

Federal Mold Legislation Proposed in 2005

Government Accountability Office (GAO)


Government Accountability Office (GAO)

Government Accountability Office (GAO)


Government Accountability Office (GAO)

Government Accountability Office (GAO)

HUD (Housing and Urban Development)


HUD (Housing and Urban Development)

Navy


Navy



Navy

Navy

National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)

OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration)

OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration)


OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration)


OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration)

OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration)


OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration)



OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration)

Surgeon General


Surgeon General

Title of Report and Year

Air Force: Guide for Indoor Air Quality Surveys (1992)


Army:  Brain's Response to Neurotoxicants  (2005)

Army:  (The) Chemical Warfare Threat and the Military Healthcare Provider  (no date)

Army: Medical Aspects of Chemical and Biological Warfare, Textbook or Military Medicine, Chapter 34, Trichothecene Mycotoxins  (1997)

Army:  Medical Aspects of Chemical and Biological Warfare, Textbook of Military Medicine, Table of Contents  (1997)

Army:  Medical Management of Biological Casualties--Fifth Edition   (2004)


Army: Medical Management of Biological Casualties--Seventh Edition (2011)


Army: Toxicologic and Analytical Studies with T-2 and Related Trichothecene Mycotoxins  (1985)

CDC: Characteristic Signs and Symptoms of Several Pesticide Active Ingredients  (2000)


CDC:  Guidance for Protecting Buildings from Airborne Chemical, Radiological or Biological Attacks (2002)


CDC: Homeowner's and Renter's Guide to Mold Cleanup After Disasters (2015)   

CDC:  IAQ Management Checklist  (no date)

CDC:  Indoor Air Quality Complaint Form  (no date)

CDC:  Indoor Environmental Quality Policy  (2009)

The CDC Indoor Environmental Quality Policy includes references to these next two items...


CDC: Indoor Air Quality Questionnaire  (2008)


CDC: Policy for Processing Requests for Reasonable Accommodations  (2012)


CDC:  Notes from the Field--Carbon Monoxide Exposures Reported to Poison Centers and Related to Hurricane Sandy (Northeastern United States)  (no date)

CDC:  Recommendations for the Cleaning and Remediation of Contaminated HVAC Systems--A Guide for Building Owners and Managers  (no date)


Department-of-Energy:_Causes-of-Indoor-Air-Quality-Problems-in-Schools_2000


Department-of-Energy:_Energy-Related-Mold-and-Moisture_Awareness-and-Impacts-for-Weatherization_2004


Department-of-Energy:_Indoor-Air-Nuclear-Biological-and-Chemical-Health-Modeling-and-Assessment-System_2001

EPA:  An Office Building Occupants Guide to Indoor Quality  (1997)

EPA:  Building Air Quality--A Guide for Buildings Owners and Facility Managers  (1991)


EPA:  Building Air Quality--Action Plan  (1998)

EPA:  Child-Specific Exposure Factors Handbook  (2008)

EPA:  Child-Specific Exposure Factors Handbook--Highlights  (2009)

EPA:  Dealing with Debris and Damaged Buildings  (2020)


EPA:  Energy Savings Plus Health, Indoor Air Quality Guidelines for School Building Upgrades  (2014)
 
EPA:  Fact Sheet about ERMI--Environmental Relative Moldiness Index  (2010)

EPA:  Indoor Air Assessment--An Inventory of Indoor Air Quality Research in the United States (1989-1990)  (1991)

EPA:  Indoor Air Quality Implementation Plan  (1987)

EPA:  Indoor Air Quality Implementation Plan, Appendix A--Preliminary Indoor Air Pollution Assessment  (1987)

EPA:  Indoor Air Quality Implementation Plan, Appendix C--EPA Radon Program and Appendix D--Indoor Air Resource History  (1987)

EPA:  Indoor Air Quality Implementation Plan, Appendix E--Indoor Air Reference Database  (1987)

EPA:  (The) Inside Story: A Guide to Indoor Air Quality  (1998)

EPA:  Mold Remediation in Schools and Commercial Buildings  (2008)

EPA:  Mold Remediation in Schools and Commercial Buildings, Appendix B, Introduction to Molds  (2008)

EPA:  Mold Remediation in Schools and Commercial Buildings, Table 2, Guidelines for Remediating Building Materials with Mold Growth Caused by Clean Water  (2012)

EPA:  Occupant Diary (Indoor Air Quality)  (no date)

EPA:  Public Health Consequences and Cost of Climate Change, Impacts on Indoor Environments  (2010)

EPA:  Public May Be Making Indoor Mold Cleanup Decisions Based on EPA Tool Developed Only for Research Applications (ERMI)  (2013)

EPA:  Renovation, Repair and Painting (RRP)  (2010)

EPA:  Report for Congress on Indoor Air Quality, Volume II, titled Assessment and Control of Indoor Air Pollution  (1989)

EPA:  Report to Congress on Indoor Air Pollution and Radon Under Title IV SARA  (1987)

EPA:  Report to Congress on Indoor Air Quality, Executive Summary and Recommendations  (1989)

EPA:  Report to Congress on Indoor Air Quality, Volume I, Federal Programs Addressing Indoor Air Quality  (1989)
 
EPA:  Report to Congress on Indoor Air Quality, Volume II, Assessment and Control of Indoor Air Pollution  (1989)

EPA:  Report to Congress on Indoor Air Quality, Volume III, Indoor Air Pollution Research Needs Statement  (1989)

EPA:  Technology for Mold Identification and Enumeration (includes a detailed list of molds)  (2014)


EPA: Building Air Quality: A Guide for Building Owners and Facility Managers  (1991)

FAA: Report on FAAs Actions to Address Mold at the Detroit Metropolitan Air Traffic Control Tower Facility (2006)


FAA: Sample Mold Remediation Specification  (no date)


FEMA:  Dealing with Mold and Mildew in Your Flood Damaged Home  (2007)


FEMA:  Initial Restoration for Flooded Buildings  (2005)
 
FEMA:  Mold Can Damage Home and Health  (1992)

FEMA:  Mold Remediation Fact Sheet  (2006)


FEMA:  Repairing Your Flooded Home  

Federal Mold Legislation Proposed in 2002  (2002)

Federal Mold Legislation Proposed in 2005  (2005)

GAO:  Environmental Health: High Level Strategy and Leadership Needed to Continue Progress Toward Protecting Children from Environmental Threats  (2006)

GAO:  Indoor Air Pollution: Federal Efforts are Not Effectively Addressing a Growing Problem  (1991)

GAO:  Indoor Mold: Better Coordination of Research on Health Effects and More Consistent Guidance Would Improve Federal Efforts  (2008)

GAO:  School Facilities:  America's Schools Report Differing Conditions  (1996)

GAO:  School Facilities:  Condition of America's Schools  (1995)

HUD: Healthy Housing Reference Manual  (2006)


HUD: Multiple Chemical Sensitivity Disorder (MCS) and Environmental Illness (EI) as Handicaps (March 5, 1992). Legal opinion that says MCS and EI are or can be "handicaps" within the meaning of the Fair Housing Act. (1992)

Navy: Guidance for Navy and Marine Corps Personnel Recovering from a Hurricane Disaster  (2005)

Navy: Mold and Other Biological Contaminant Assessments: Investigating, Sampling and Interpreting Results (Chapter 13, Section 2)  (no date)

Navy: Mold Cleanup, Remediation and Clearance Sampling (Chapter 13, Section 3)  (no date)

Navy: Mold Investigation Medical Guidance (Chapter 13, Section 4)  (no date)

NIOSH Alert: Preventing Occupational Respiratory Disease from Exposures Caused by Dampness in Office Buildings, Schools, and Other Nonindustrial Buildings  (2012)

OSHA:  A Brief Guide to Mold in the Workplace  (2010)


OSHA: A Brief Guide to Mold in the Workplace (updated version)  ( 2013)


OSHA:  Indoor Air Quality in Commercial and Institutional Buildings  (2011)


OSHA: Keeping Workers Safe During Hurricane Sandy Cleanup and Recovery   (2012)


OSHA:  Preventing Mold-Related Problems in the Indoor Workplace  (2006)

OSHA:  Proposed Rules on Indoor Air Quality (proposed on April 5, 1994, and withdrawn on December 17, 2001)  (1994)

OSHA:  Technical Manual, Section III, Chapter 2, Indoor Air Quality Investigation  (no date)

Surgeon General: Call to Action to Promote Healthy Homes  (2009)


Surgeon General: Report of the Surgeon General's Workshop on Healthy Indoor Environment (2005)

U.S. States and Local (information from government agencies -- about toxic mold -- is NOT up to date with the scientific literature)

State or Local Agency

Arizona


Arkansas

California

California

California


California


California

California

California

California (Los Angeles)


California (Los Angeles)
 


California (San Francisco)

Florida



Florida

Georgia

Hawaii

Illinois


Maine

Maryland

Massachusetts


Massachusetts (Boston)

Massachusetts (Boston)

Michigan (Delta Township)

Nevada


New Jersey (Hoboken)

New Jersey

New Jersey

New Mexico


New Mexico


New Mexico

New York

New York


New York

New York


North Carolina


Texas

Texas

Virginia

Virginia


Washington, D.C.

Title of Report and Year

Arizona: Department of Health Services.  Trichothecene Mycotoxins.  Bioterrorism Agent Profiles for Health Care Workers  (2004)

Arkansas: Legislation regarding mold remediators  (2009)


California:  Biomonitoring Program  (no date)

California: Builders' Guide to Removing Mold Risk  (2006)

California: Department of Health Services--Indoor Air Quality Information Sheet.  Mold in my home: What do I do? (1998)

California: Department of Health Services--Indoor Air Quality Information Sheet.  Mold in my home: What do I do?  (2001)

California: Health Effects of Toxin-Producing Indoor Molds in California  (1998)

California:  Indoor Mold--A General Guide to Health Effects, Prevention, and Remediation  (2006)
 
California, Los Angeles: Guidelines for Assessment and Remediation of Mold  (2005)

California, Los Angeles: Slum Housing in the City of Los Angeles: An Analysis of the Intersection of Human Rights and Enforcement Policies  (2012)

 

California: Residential Environmental Hazards: A Guide for Homeowners, Homebuyers, Landlords and Tenants  (2005)


California, San Francisco: 2006 Neighborhood Sanitation and Housing Habitability Ordinance  (2006)


Florida:  Federal courthouse in Pensacola. Judge Rodgers' letter to the federal General Services Administration (GSA) office regarding the mold, water damage and unhealthy conditions in the courthouse  (2015)

Florida: Legislation regarding mold remediators  (2010)


Georgia: Landlord Tenant Handbook  (2012)

Hawaii: Proposed Mold legislation  (2010)

Illinois: Mold Remediation Registration Act  (2008)


Maine:  Report of the Mold in Maine Buildings Task Force  (2007)

Maryland: Mold Remediation Services Act  (2008)

Massachusetts:  The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Special Legislative Commission on Indoor Air Pollution: Indoor Air Pollution in Massachusetts  (1989)

Massachusetts: Boston City Council Resolution  (2010)

Massachusetts: Boston, Letter Promoting the Resolution  (2010)

Michigan: Delta Township: Mold Abatement Policy  (2003)

Nevada: Legislation declaring September as Toxic Mold Awareness Month  (2009)


New Jersey (Hoboken): New law regulating mold  (2019)

New Jersey: (Proposed) Environmental Standards and Certifications  (2011)

New Jersey:  (Proposed) Safe Housing Act  (2011)

New Mexico: Guide to Hiring Home Remediation Professionals  (2010)


New Mexico: Mold Remediation for Tenants and Landlords  (2010)

 

New Mexico: Renters Guide  (2011)

New York:  A Report by the Coalition for Asthma-Free Homes


New York:  Asthma Information

New York: Guidelines on Assessment and Remediation of Fungi in Indoor Environments  (2008)

New York:  Report on Healthy Schools: Science-based recommendations to prevent or reduce potential exposures to biological, chemical, and physical agents in schools  (2004)

North Carolina: Mold Contamination: Symptoms, Self-Help Remedies and Particular Concerns for Renters and Homeowners  (2009)

Texas: Department of Licensing and Regulation--information for Mold Assessors and Remediators

Texas: Legislation for mold remediators  (2003)

Virginia: Landlord Tenant Act  (2009)

Virginia: Mold Legislation  (2007)


Washington, D.C.: Mold licensure regulations  (2016)

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