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• Environment Web Directory
  Extensive directory and search engine featuring sites about environmental issues, products, and services.
  www.webdirectory.com/

• EPA - Air & Radiation
  Air pollution, clean air, and air quality information is provided by the U.S. EPA's Office of Air and Radiation (OAR). OAR develops national programs, technical policies, and regulations for controlling air pollution and radiation exposure.
  www.epa.gov/air/

• EPA - Asbestos
  Features extensive information resources about asbestos, its health effects, products containing asbestos, and asbestos laws and regulations.
  www.epa.gov/asbestos/

• EPA - Brownfields
  Features information and resources about real property which may be impacted by hazardous substances, pollutants, or contaminants.
  www.epa.gov/brownfields/

• EPA - Lead
  Features important information about this highly toxic metal, its health effects, and the EPA's Lead Awareness Program. – Information on lead in paint, dust, and soil in mainly residential settings.
  www.epa.gov/lead/

• EPA - Mercury
  Provides a broad range of information on mercury emissions, including actions by the EPA and others plus human and environmental effects and risk factors.
  www.epa.gov/mercury/

• EPA - Mold
  Features an overview of indoor air quality and mold spore issues plus mold resources for health professionals and mold cleanup information. – Molds produce tiny spores to reproduce. Mold spores waft through the indoor and outdoor air continually. When mold spores land on a damp spot indoors, they may begin growing and digesting whatever they are growing on in order to survive.
  www.epa.gov/mold/

• EPA - Pesticides
  Features extensive resources concerning pesticides including health and safety issues, environmental effects, pest control, and pesticide regulation. – EPA's Pesticide Program's mission is to protect public health and the environment from the risks posed by pesticides and to promote safer means of pest control.
  www.epa.gov/pesticides/

• EPA - Radon
  Features a discussion of indoor radon exposure issues and effects, including its causal relationship with lung cancer. – Radon is a radioactive gas. It comes from the natural decay of uranium that is found in nearly all soils. It typically moves up through the ground to the air above and into your home through cracks and other holes in the foundation.
  www.epa.gov/radon/

• EPA - Water
  Features an overview EPA clean and safe water initiatives, clean air and global climate change, land preservation and restoration, and compliance. – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Water Web Site.
  www.epa.gov/water/

• EPA - Wetlands
  Features a definition and overview of wetlands plus a discussion of wetland protection issues and methodologies.
  www.epa.gov/owow/wetlands/

• Indoor Air Quality
  Introduction to indoor air quality issues and solutions.
  www.aircleaners.us/air_quality.htm

• UNEP.net
  United Nations Environment Network. – UNEP.Net, the Environment Network.
  www.unep.net/

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