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Keeping informed is half the battle when it comes to keeping a healthy home. There are numerous free newsletters available to you, many delivered weekly or monthly by e-mail. Peruse the list below and sign up for the newsletters that will best suit your interests:
About.com's Allergy Guide publishes a weekly newsletter that often touches upon indoor air pollution - its contribution to allergies, preventative measures, and "workarounds" for a healthier home: http://allergies.about.com/gi/pages/mmail.htm
Action Environmental Group focuses on air quality in business and industry. Sign up for their newsletter here: http://www.actionhazmat.com/news.shtml
The American Society for Heating, Refrigeration, and Air-conditioning Engineers offers a news release list serve to help keep up to date on these important issues. There are many discussions about the impact on air quality for the home and business: http://www.ashrae.org/
Building Air Quality focuses on commercial buildings, but their excellent newsletter offers valuable information to homeowners, as well: http://www.baq1.com/
Citizen's Environmental Coalition publishes a monthly newsletter on topics related to general environmental issues. Though their focus is Texas, the issues they cover are relevant to everyone: http://www.cechouston.org/newpages/pressrelease.html
International Centre for Indoor Environment and Energy at the Technical University of Denmark offers indepth coverage from the scientific community. Sign up for their newsletter here: http://www.ie.dtu.dk/
Pollution Busters offers an informative newsletter. Yes, they'll also try to sell you their services, but, you'll learn from the sales pitch. Good information, in particular, about mold: http://www.pollutionbusters.com/
The World Bank Group has a well-researched newsletter that focuses on the effects of indoor air pollution on the poor, worldwide, providing a fascinating read: http://wbln0018.worldbank.org/sar/sa.nsf/2991b676f98842f0852567d7005d2cba/a169d6e66c9c0c7585256990006a2631
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