Region 8

Featured Region 8 Resources:

Montana Department of Environmental Quality School Labs Website
Montana DEQ's website provides information to help schools evaluate their chemical management (including safety procedures for conducting inventories, a suggested chemical inventory list, information about historical trainings held in the state, and photos illustrating poor chemical management). Results of a 2004 statewide inventory are also posted on this site.
Source: Montana Department of Environmental Quality
http://www.mdeqschoollabs.com/

Colorado Guidance on Chemical Management in Schools
Guidance documents were mailed to Colorado schools in August 1999, addressing chemical management issues in schools with a focus on potentially unstable laboratory chemicals. This web site has information on how to conduct a chemical inventory, a list of common hazards (including top 40 chemicals that have found to be a problem in schools, and 100 most commonly found explosive and shock sensitive materials), a self-assessment tool, and information about hazardous waste vendors.
Source: Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment - Consumer Protection Division
http://www.cdphe.state.co.us/cp/Institutions/Schools/Chems%20In%20Schools/ChemMgmt.html

Indoor Air Pollution Threatens Kids' Health in Schools
This is an article that describes health threats that can result from poor indoor air quality and EPA's IAQ Tools for Schools kit.
Source: EPA - Region 8
http://www.epa.gov/Region8/air/iaq/iaq.html#schools

Indoor Air Quality in Schools
General information about EPA and Region 8's joint efforts to improve Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) in regional schools. Region 8 is promoting the use of EPA's "IAQ Tools for Schools" Action Kit.
Source: EPA - Region 8
http://www.epa.gov/Region8/air/iaq/schools/schools.html

EPA Regional and State Asbestos Contacts
List of asbestos contacts in the EPA Regional Offices and the States.
Source: EPA - Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics
http://www.epa.gov/asbestos/pubs/regioncontact.html

North Dakota Indoor Air Quality Web site
This Web site provides information to people who have experienced water damage to their school and presents the health concerns related to mold exposure. It also provides general guidelines on detection, cleanup and removal of mold-contaminated materials.
Source: North Dakota Department of Health
http://www.health.state.nd.us/AQ/IAQ/index.htm