Minnesota

Featured Minnesota Resources:

EPA Guide to Protecting Children's Health in Schools
Software tool developed by EPA Region 5 and Purdue University provides information on hazards found in schools, inlcuding a virtual tour of a school, the potential effects of those hazards on children's health, planning tools, case studies, and lnks to resources to help schools prevent and fix environmental problems.
Source: EPA Region 5 & Purdue University
http://www.epa.gov/seahome/child.html

EPA Region 5 - Pollution Prevention Toolbox
Contains tools for helping teachers integrate Pollution Prevention into the classroom.
Source: EPA Region 5 - Pesticides and Toxics Office
http://www.epa.gov/reg5rcra/wptdiv/p2pages/toolbox.htm

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

Minnesota -- IPM in Minnesota Schools
Contains a variety of resources on pest management in K-12 schools.
Source: Minnesota Department of Agriculture
http://www.mda.state.mn.us/ipm/IPMinSchools.html

Minnesota - Investigating Mold in Minnesota Public Schools
This Web page summarizes the main messages of the Recommended Best Practices for Mold Investigations in Minnesota Schools and provides additional public health advice on mold in schools. This "best practices" guidance document was created by the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) to assist public school staff in investigating the causes of indoor mold concerns and in finding cost-effective solutions.
Source: Minnesota Department of Health - Indoor Air Unit
http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/eh/indoorair/schools/mold.html

Minnesota Mercury-Free Zone
This Web site describes Minnesota's efforts to make its schools mercury-free by 2003.
Source: Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
http://www.pca.state.mn.us/programs/mercury-free/

Minnesota Indoor Air Quality
This page provides Minnesota's Indoor Air Quality planning model for schools.
Source: Minnesota Department of Education
http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/eh/indoorair/schools/index.html