Health and Safety

• Document your symptoms! Keep a record to refer to when talking to healthcare professionals. 

• Reduce exposure to outside air:

• Guide to selecting a mask/respirator that actually works. Remember - anything helps, but wearing an N95 alone does not guarantee protection against chlorine.

• Current government guidance is not to run your air conditioner. HVAC professionals have said: If your air conditioner pulls air from the outside AND you do not have a HEPA filter, do not run your air conditioner. Window units should not be run while you can smell Chlorine in the air. 

• If you use your car's air conditioner, turn on the feature that circulates air inside your vehicle.

• CDC Medical Management Guidance on Chlorine

• Dr. Sally Ng’s Atmospheric Science and Chemistry Measurement Network 

• Georgia Poison Control Hotline - 404-856-6252 

• Check available government benefits programs in your area (elders)

Agencies

• EPA BioLab Updates

• Rockdale County BioLab Updates Page

• Rockdale County EMA

• Atlanta-Fulton County EMA

• Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry

• Georgia Environmental Protection Division

TAKE ACTION

• Change.org petition to shut down BioLab Conyers