Date Published: 12/05/2006 [Source]
The Portland Public School District is among three school districts selected to receive the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Indoor Air Quality Tools for Schools (IAQ TfS) 2006 Excellence Award for their efforts to improve indoor air quality in our nation's schools. According to EPA, indoor pollutants in schools can be associated with a variety of health risks, including headaches, nausea, respiratory problems and asthma.
PPS began using elements of the IAQ TfS program in 1998 and fully implemented TfS after one of PPS' middle schools was closed in 2002 due to radon and mold problems.