Air pollution:

Chapter: 8
  • pollutants restricted to particular industries and monitored by regulatory agencies (silica, coal dust)
  • pollutants widespread in atmosphere and often difficult to monitor (sulfur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide, carbon monoxide, ozone, lead)
  • indoor pollutants (the preceding, plus infectious or allergenic biologic material, formaldehyde, radon, organic compounds, e.g. benzene, styrene, polychlorinated biphenyls, and asbestos).