APES Pollutants

asbestos sources

fireproofing, insulation, vinyl floor, cement products, vehicle brake linings

asbestos health effects

skin irritation, lung cancer

asbestos remediation

trap and cover the material

biological aerosols/microorganisms sources

infectious agents, bacteria in heating, ventilation, AC, allergies

biological aerosols/microorganisms health effects

diseases, weakened immunity

biological aerosols/microorganisms remediation

disinfect surfaces

carbon dioxide sources

motor vehicles, gas appliances, smoking

carbon dioxide health effects

dizziness, headaches, nausea

carbon dioxide remediation

capture and store in reservoir

carbon monoxide sources

motor vehicles, kerosene and gas space heaters, gas and wood stoves, fireplaces, smoking

carbon monoxide health effects

dizziness, headaches, nausea, death

carbon monoxide remediation

repair gas lines

formaldehyde sources

foam insulation, plywood, particleboard, ceiling tile, paneling

formaldehyde health effects

skin irritant, carcinogen

formaldehyde remediation

increase ventilation

inhalable particulate sources

smoking, fireplaces, dust, combustion (wildfires, burning trash)

inhalable particulate health effects

respiratory and mucous irritant, carcinogen

inhalable particulate remediation

air filtration

What is nitrate and sulfate?

inorganic particulates

inorganic particulate sources

outdoor air

What are arsenic, cadmium, lead, and mercury?

metal particulates

metal particulate health effects

toxic, carcinogen

arsenic source

smoking, pesticides, rodent poisons

cadmium source

smoking, fungicides

lead source

automobile exhaust

mercury source

old fungicides, fossil fuels

nitrogen dioxide sources

gas and kerosene space heaters, gas stoves, vehicular exhaust

nitrogen dioxide health effects

respiratory and mucous

ozone sources

photocopying machines, electrostatic air cleaners, outdoor air

ozone health effects

respiratory irritant, fatigue

pesticides and semivolatile organic sources

sprays, strips, outdoor air

pesticides and semivolatile organic health effects

possible carcinogens

radon sources

soil gas that enters buildings, construction materials, groundwater

radon health effects

lung cancer

sulfur dioxide sources

coal and oil combustion, kerosene space heaters, outside air

sulfur dioxide health effects

respiratory and mucous irritant

volatile organic sources

smoking, cooking, solvents, paints, varnishes, cleaning sprays, carpets, furniture, draperies, clothing

volatile organic health effects

possible carcinogens

What does southern California urban stream carry a high amount of?

fecal coliform bacteria, point source pollution for the beach

What is a high pollutant in Sudbury, Ontario?

nickel and copper ore from smelters, hormonally active agents

What is aldrin and where is it used?

POP, insecticide

What is atrazine and where is it used?

POP, herbicide

What is DDT and where is it used?

POP, insecticide

What is dieldrin and where is it used?

POP, insecticide

What is endrin and where is it used?

POP, insecticide

What is PCB and where is it used?

POP, liquid insulators in electric transformers

What are dioxins and where are they used?

POP, by product of herbicide production

What is a POP?

persistent organic pollutant

What are the characteristics of POPs?

carbon based, synthetic, soluble in fat

How is hantavirus spread?

feces and urine of rodents

What is aflatoxin?

a carcogenic miotoxin spread in nature

How is valley fever/coccidioidomycosis spread?

breathing fungal spores found in arid soil

How is legionellosis/Legionnaires’ disease spread?

AC contaminated by bacteria

How is giardiasis spread and what is it?

food, water, person to person, protozoan infection of small intestine

How is salmonella spread?

water or food

What is malaria and how is it spread?

protozoan infection, mosquitoes

How is Lyme borreliosis/Lyme disease spread?

ticks

What is cryptosporidiosis and how is it spread?

protozoan infection, water, person to person

How is anthrax spread?

terrorist activity