[PDF] air pollution chemical hazards

Toxic, or hazardous, air pollutants are substances that cause or are suspected of causing cancer, birth defects, or other serious harms. They can be gases, such as hydrogen chloride, benzene and toluene or compounds and metals suck as asbestos, cadmium, mercury and chromium.
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  • What chemicals cause air pollution?

    These six pollutants are carbon monoxide, lead, nitrogen oxides, ground-level ozone, particle pollution (often referred to as particulate matter), and sulfur oxides.

  • What are the hazards of air pollution?

    Hazardous air pollutants can affect human health in a number of ways including skin, throat and eye irritation, headaches, nerve and organ damage, and increased risk of cancers and premature death.29 sept. 2021
  • Air pollution is contamination of the indoor or outdoor environment by any chemical, physical or biological agent that modifies the natural characteristics of the atmosphere. Household combustion devices, motor vehicles, industrial facilities and forest fires are common sources of air pollution.
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