The University of Tulsa is getting a share of $3.3 million in grants by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to identify and control residential health hazards.
HUD said Tuesday that TU will receive almost $700,000 to address hazards like pest infestation and mold, which can trigger asthma and other illnesses. Other housing hazards include poor indoor air quality due to exposure to tobacco smoke and other contaminants and injury hazards.
HUD says it's important to protect children, seniors and people with chronic illnesses such as asthma from exposure to such hazards.
Last month, HUD proposed a rule to protect young children living in federally assisted housing by lowering the agency's threshold of lead in the child's blood to match standards used by the Centers for Disease Control.
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