Web Site Offers Information On Indoor Air Quality.

Mold, sick building syndrome and the growing incidence of asthma are topics concerning commercial, homeowners and workers' compensation insurers. Risk managers can find information on these topics and their impact on human health at www.aerias.org.

The site offers news from Reuters Health e-line and virtual tours of an office building, school and home to learn about indoor air-quality issues. Visitors can learn about potential pollutants and control measures. The site also provides general facts on indoor air pollutants--including how they affect people with asthma and allergies--as well as information about sick building syndrome.

The site also lists biological and chemical pollutants alone with their sources and typical levels found in buildings.

Phase Two of the site is being developed. It will enable physicians and safety and health professionals to evaluate environmental data from buildings relative to volatile organic compounds, pesticides, combustion gases, particles, molds, allergens and their impact on the pulmonary and respiratory systems in children and adults.

The Web site also features investigation protocols, such as those established by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.