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Air Pollution Control Program

fact sheet

Division of Environmental Quality

Director: Kyra Moore

The department's Air Pollution Control Program provides this information as a public service. Although the air program and other department programs produced some of the fact sheets, brochures and other materials, contributions from other agencies and organizations also appear. Please contact the relevant organizations or agencies regarding their material. 

Action4Air - Children attending Rockwood School District’s Center for Creative Learning in Ellisville, MO, won a national environmental award: EPA Region 7’s 2012 President’s Environmental Youth Award. They created the Action4Air anti-idling campaign at the Center for Creative Learning.

Air Quality and You: Health Affects of Air Pollution - Air quality can affect your health. 

STOP Idling. START $aving Anti-idling flier - Printable flyer from the Missouri Department of Natural Resources with a link and QR code to the department's anti-idling brochure.

Anti-idling brochure - A publication from the Missouri Department of Natural Resources with information about campaigns to reduce idling and state regulations that limit idling as well as tips to limit idling.
    Examples of tips:
      * Park instead of using drive-through lanes for banks and restaurants.
      * Turn off your car while waiting to drop off or pick up people, especially if you find yourself idling for 10 seconds or longer. Modern starters and batteries are durable, so don't waste money and fuel.

Asbestos and Lead-Based Paint Abatement Requirements at Brownfields/Voluntary Cleanup Program Sites.

The Blue Skyways Collaborative - Through partnership with non-profit and environmental groups, private industries and international, federal, state and local governments Blue Skyways strives to improve air quality.

Facts on Open Burning Under Missouri Regulations - PUB2047 - Information regarding burn season and opening burning including links to fact sheets. 

Carbon Monoxide - EPA Introduction to Indoor Air Quality/Carbon Monoxide. 

Care for Your Air: A Guide to Indoor Air Quality - EPA guide to help understand indoor air in homes, schools and offices. 

Clean Up the Mold -  A fun video reminder to clean up mold, a health hazard and an asthma trigger, from EPA. 

The Climate Registry - A collaboration between states, provinces and tribes aimed at developing and managing a common greenhouse gas emissions reporting system. 

Don't Smoke in the House - The EPA Breathe Easy informational video helps remind us about common asthma triggers in a memorable way. Spanish version:  No fume en la casa - Los EPA Respira Fácil ayudan a recordarnos sobre los desencadenantes comunes del asma de una manera notable.

East-West Gateway Council of Governments - The St. Louis region's Metropolitan Planning Organization and Regional Council of Governments.

Envirofacts - Database containing data from five major EPA program systems.

Envirolink - Environmental resources.

EnvironmentalScience.org - Environmental science education and careers resource information.

EPA home page - You and your environment with a collection of resources.

EPA Air Index home page  - EPA information on various aspects of air quality.

EPA School Flag Program - The Flag Program uses colored flags based on the U.S. EPA Air Quality Index to notify teachers, students and others about the air quality each school day. 

Household Carbon Footprint Calculator - Online calculator to get a rough estimate of a household's greenhouse gas emissions. 

Indoor Air Pollution - National Institutes of Health information on the normally seen causes of indoor air pollution ranging from smoking to carbon monoxide.

Indoor Air Quality - EPA information covering many of the concerns that people have about indoor air quality.

Indoor Environmental Quality - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention collection of resources surrounding air quality.

Lead Poisoning - Information from the Missouri Department of Health And Senior Services. 

Lead Renovation, Repair and Painting Program - Renovations can be done safely according to EPA.

Mid-America Regional Council - An association of city and county governments and the metropolitan planning organization for the bi state Kansas City region.

Green Ribbon Schools Initiative - Missouri  - Effort to enhance green initiative in Missouri schools. 

National Association of Clean Air Agencies - Explore this website to locate state and local air agencies across the nation.

Occupational Exposure to Carbon Nanotubes and Nanofibers - NIOSH recommends new exposure levels for nanomaterials. 

OSHA Indoor Air Quality Information - OSHA information on common indoor air quality problems for schools, businesses and other public buildings.

Particle Pollution - General information about particle pollution and air quality from EPA.

Pesticides - An EPA Introduction to Indoor Air Quality/Pesticides.

Radon program, Missouri - The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services provides information on radon testing for your home. 

Technology Transfer Network - Missouri Environmental Rules which have been approved by EPA.

Nothing in this document may be used to implement any enforcement action or levy any penalty unless promulgated by rule under chapter 536 or authorized by statute.

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