The agency provides assistance and information on complying with air pollution regulations that deal with asbestos removal, outdoor burning, heating with wood, air pollution sources, toxic air emissions. It also provides information about indoor air quality.

Information and Referral - Air Pollution offered at Northwest Clean Air Agency

The agency provides assistance and information about complying with air pollution regulations.

Programs that conduct tests which evaluate air and dust samples for evidence of pollutants such as carbon monoxide and other gases released from combustion sources such as oil, gas kerosene, coal, wood and tobacco products; household products such as air fresheners and cleaning solvents; emissions from malfunctioning stoves, furnaces or space heaters; chemical contaminants from workplace activities such as copying or printing; toxins produced by building materials and furnishings; output from central heating and cooling systems and humidifiers; biological contaminants such as animal dander, insect parts from cockroaches and dust mites, molds and mildew, bacteria, viruses and pollen; and outdoor sources such as radon, pesticides, pollen, fungal spores and outdoor air pollution. Testing may be requested in response to suspected cases of "sick building syndrome" in which occupants are becoming ill or on a preventive basis.

Comprehensive Indoor Air Pollution Testing

Programs that conduct tests to determine whether homes or other buildings contain hazardous levels of asbestos. Asbestos is a fibrous, incombustible form of magnesium and calcium silicate that is used in making insulating materials and which can cause lung disease with exposure.

Asbestos Testing

Programs that maintain information about community resources that are appropriate for a specific target group or human services sector (for example, youth programs or addiction services) and which link individuals who are in need of specialized services with appropriate resources and/or which provide information about community agencies and organizations that offer specialized services.

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Information and Referral - Air Pollution offered at Northwest Clean Air Agency