Asbestos

http://www.epa.gov/asbestos/

http://www.epa.gov/iaq/pubs/asbestos.html

http://www.textonly.mde.state.md.us/assets/document/Air/asb-bans.pdf  (EPA asbestos bans)

http://www.cfpub.epa.gov/schools/top_sub.cfm?t_id=41&s_id=42  (asbestos in schools)

http://www.afscme.org/health/faq-asb2.htm (OSHA comments about asbestos)

http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/toxfaq.html  (FAQs—many toxic substances including asbestos)

http://www.allmesothelioma.com/  (Private resource site for asbestos-linked mesothelioma)

Electrical Systems

http://www.inspect-ny.com/aluminum.htm  (aluminum wiring)

http://www.inspect-ny.com/fpe/fpepanel.htm  (Federal Pacific electrical panels)

http://www.inspect-ny.com/lightning/lightnin.html  (lightning protection systems)

http://www.electrical-contractor.net/ESF/GFCI_Fact_Sheet.htm  (GFCI protection explaination)

http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/pubs/afci.html  (arc-fault circuit interrupters)

Hazardous Products

http://www.epa.gov/grtlakes/seahome/housewaste/house/products.htm  (misc. hazardous products in the home)

Health Hazards

http://www.inspect-ny.com/hazmat/asgasinf.htm  (carbon monoxide/carbon dioxide hazard)

http://www.inspect-ny.com/emf/emfproc.htm  (EMF electro-magnetic fields and cancer)

Lead Paint

http://www.epa.gov/opptintr/lead/ (EPA and lead paint)

http://www.epa.gov/opptintr/lead/leadbase.htm   (lead disclosure requirements)

http://www.mrlandlord.com/lead/  (review of lead paint for landlords)

http://www.nyarm.com/march99/0112.html  (review of lead paint landlord’s)

http://www.homes-n-land.net/leadbook.pdf  (lead in your home - booklet)

http://www.hud.gov/offices/lead/index.cfm  (HUD comments about lead paint)

http://www.stayinginshape.com/3osfcorp/libv/k10.shtml (Order of St. Francis about lead paint)

Mobile Homes

http://www.inspect-ny.com/mobileinspections.htm   (inspecting mobile homes)

Mold

http://www.inspection1.com/types/mold.htm  (mold information)

http://www.naii.org/Sitehome.nsf/MoldTalkingPoints?OpenPage  (mold and insurance Q&A)

http://www.inspect-ny.com/sickhouse.htm  (mold information)

http://www.bayarea.com/mld/mercurynews/3125494.htm (national press about mold dangers)

http://www.aspergillus.man.ac.uk/ (info on Aspergillus mold)

http://www.delawareonline.com/newsjournal/local/2002/10/13researcherssaym.html

http://www.chicora.org/mold.htm  (Preservation society comments about mold)

http://www.doctorfungus.org/thefungi/Description_index.htm  (mold varieties)

http://www.cowlesthompson.com/articles/king.PDF  (law symposium on mold)

http://epa.gov/iaq/pubs/airduct.html  (cleaning air ducts for mold)

http://epa.gov/iaq/pubs/bio_1.html  (biological pollutants)

http://www.mold-help.org/imagesmold.htm  (images of mold)

http://www.epa.gov/iaq/molds/  (mold, moisture and your home)

http://servpro.com/mold/basics.htm  (more mold basics)

http://www.ci.nyc.ny.us/html/doh/html/epi/moldrpt1.html (NY City Govt. on mold)

http://epa.gov/iaq/largebldgs/baqtoc.html  (air quality for property managers)

Oil Tanks

http://www.inspect-ny.com/oiltanks/tanks.htm  (oil tank cautions/hazards)

Product Recalls

http://www.consumerreports.org/Recalls/  (Misc. product recalls page)

http://www.usfa.fema.gov/dhtml/public/recalls.cfm  (Fire hazard recalls)

http://www.ashi.com/inspectors/cpsc/99061.htm  (product recall Rheem furnaces element)

http://www.inspect-ny.com/roof/shingles.html  (roof shingle failure)

Polybutylene Plumbing

http://www.terrylove.com/qest.htm   (Qest and polybutylene problems)

http://ag.arizona.edu/AZWATER/awr/nov94/leaks.html   (polybutylene problems)

Radon

http://www.epa.gov/iaq/radon/zonemap/virginia.htm  (map of radon concentrations in VA)

http://www.epa.gov/iaq/radon/zonemap/westvirginia.htm (map of radon concentrations in WVA)

http://www.epa.gov/iaq/radon/pubs/hmbyguid.html  (home buyer's and sellers guide to radon)

http://www.epa.gov/iaq/radon/images/ashicklst.pdf  (ASHI mitigation system checklist)

Siding

http://www.eifsfacts.org/post.htm   (EIFS - concerns about synthetic Stucco)

http://www.toolbase.org/docs/ProgramsNav/Manufacturers/1444_finalver.pdf  (EIFS concerns)

Septic Systems

http://www.inspect-ny.com/septbook.htm  (septic information)

http://www.inspect-ny.com/septic/tankpump.htm  (septic pumping and maintenance)

http://www.inspect-ny.com/septic/tanksize.htm  (septic usage formulas)

http://www.inspect-ny.com/septic/buyguide.htm  (homebuyers guide to septic systems)

Water Quality 

http://www.inspect-ny.com/water/watrtest.htm  (water quality article)

http://www.inspect-ny.com/water/leadwatr.html  (water quality article)

http://www.inspect-ny.com/water/badwater.htm  (water quality article)

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