Household Products Database. Many ordinary products found around the
house and garage are dangerous. Learn how to safely use and store auto
care products, lawn care items like pesticides and herbicides, home maintenance products such as paint and cleaners, personal care products like antiperspirant and makeup, pet care products, and arts and crafts supplies. Detailed information by brand name is provided including first aid and how to safely dispose of unused product.

Read about household products that can harm your pets at the NAPCC/ASPCA poison control page.

Indoor Air Quality website from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Covers secondhand smoke, mold, asthma, emissions from new carpet, radon, and more. Find out how to clean up after a flood, whether to get your ductwork cleaned, whether to spend money on a room air cleaner, and whether you work in a "sick building".

Construction company owners and home remodelers: find out how to reduce costs and save on utilities by "building green". Also find assistance targeted especially for builders and remodelers in Georgia at Southface Energy Institute in Atlanta.

All Atlantans, especially children, are at risk from ultraviolet (UV) radiation from the sun on high-UV days. Learn more at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's SunWise website.

Use the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Enviromapper site to find out about the condition of air and water where you live, and whether any hazards are located nearby. Also see EPA information made available in an easy-to-use format at Scorecard.org.

The Noise Pollution Clearinghouse contains laws and research about noise in the environment and what you can do about excessive noise where you live.

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