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Toxicants |
Glossary Terms
Air
toxics
Any air pollutant for which a national ambient air quality
standard (NAAQS) does not exist (i.e., excluding ozone, carbon monoxide,
PM-10,
sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxide) that may reasonably be anticipated to
cause
cancer, developmental effects, reproductive dysfunctions, neurological
disorders, heritable gene mutations, or other serious or irreversible
chronic or
acute health effects in humans.(1)
Carcinogen
Any substance that can cause or aggravate
cancer.(1)
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Information Sources and
Organizations
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