Name of pollutant |
Health impacts |
RSPM |
Respiratory illness, including chronic bronchitis and
asthma; heart diseases. |
SO2 |
Heart diseases; respiratory problems including pulmonary
emphysema, cancer, eye burning, headache, etc. |
NO2 |
Lung irritation, viral infection, airway resistance,
chest tightness, etc. |
SPM |
Pneumoconiosis, restrictive lung diseases, asthma,
cancer, etc. |
Benzene |
It causes immunotoxicity, carcinogenicity, asthma, anemia,
unconsciousness etc. |
Ozone |
Impaired lung function, chest pains, coughing, irritation of eyes,
nose etc. |
CO |
CO poisoning cause cherry lips, unconsciousness, death by
asphyxiation etc. |
Lead |
It causes decreased hemoglobin synthesis, anemia, damage the
nervous and renal (kidney) systems etc. |
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