LHO Indoor Air Quality

LHO Guide

• LHO GUIDE: Mold (PDF)

Mold General

• Maine Indoor Air Quality Council (MIAQC): Indoor Air Quality in Rental Properties (webpage)
• MIAQC Mold Toolkit 11-2022 (PDF)
• EPA Brief Guide to Mold, Moisture and Your Home (PDF)

Mold Inspections

• NIOSH Dampness and Mold Assessment Tool (full document) (PDF)
• NIOSH Dampness and Mold Assessment Tool (printable checklist only) (PDF)
• Mold Testing (NC State Extension Publications)(PDF)
• Testing for Mold (MN Dept of Health)(PDF)

Mold Public Health Education Materials

• Mold & Moisture Checklist: Apartment Tenants and Landlords (MIAQC)(PDF) (poster)
• The Key to Mold Control is Moisture Control (EPA)(PDF) (infographic)
• Checklist for cleaning up smaller mold problems (MIAQC printable resource for renters, landlords and homeowners) (PDF)

Mold Other

•  Maine statute: Implied Warranty and Covenant of Habitability (Title 14 Sec 6021)
• Asbestos, Lead and Indoor Air Quality for schools, state-owned bldgs and licensed facilities: refer to Division of Safety and Environmental Services
• What is the LHO's role in Mold complaints? See LHO Manual chapter 5.1

Radon General

• Maine CDC Radon webpage
• Maine Indoor Air Quality Council (MIAQC) Radon webpage
• EPA Radon webpage

Radon Public Health Education Materials

• Test Your Home for Radon (PDF)  (downloadable tipsheet)
• Making Sense of Your Radon Test Results (PDF)  (downloadable tipsheet)

Find other Tipsheets and information about radon in rental properties on Maine CDC's Radon webpage above

•  Maine statute: Rental Property Radon Testing (Title 14 Sec 6030-D)

• Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Asbestos webpage
• Asbestos, Lead and Indoor Air Quality for schools, state-owned bldgs and licensed facilities, refer to: Division of Safety and Environmental Services
• What is the LHO's role in Asbestos exposure? See LHO Manual chapter 5.6

• Wood Burning and Lung Health (Maine CDC)