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POLLUTANT: POLLUTANT: POLLUTANT: POLLUTANT: LeadLe (Pb) PMP 10 NitrogenNit Oxides )(NO CarbonCb Monoxide (CO) X Alias: Alias: Black Lung Benny Lead-foot Louie Alias: Alias: Red Haze Harry Punky Carbone DESCRIPTION: PM 10 is a generic name DESCRIPTION: (Element) Lead is a soft, DESCRIPTION: (Chemical Compound) DESCRIPTION: (Chemical Compound) for particulate matter between 2.5 and 10 bluish-gray heavy metal that is highly poi- NO is the generic term for a group of sonous and may be present in air, water Carbon monoxide is a colorless, odorless microns in diameter. X gas. highly reactive gases containing nitrogen and soil. CRIME: PM 10 can cause breathing dif- and oxygen. Many NOX are colorless and CRIME: Children are most at risk from CRIME: Breathing CO can cause serious fi culties and lung damage. It has been odorless, but nitrogen dioxide (NO2) can eating lead-contaminated paint chips, dust health effects, or even death, because it linked to cancer and heart attacks. combine with particles in the air to form a replaces oxygen in the bloodstream. or soil. Lead poisoning in children can CAUSE: PM 10 enters the air from the reddish-brown haze over urban areas. result in learning disabilities and behav- CAUSE: CO is produced from the incom- burning of fossil fuels in powerplants, CRIME: NO can cause respiratory ioral problems. Pb can also affect blood, X plete burning of fuel. Although emission factory operations, and motor vehicles; problems. bones, and organs. controls are required, the large number of wood-burning stoves; and blowing dust CAUSE: NO comes from the reaction of CAUSE: Pb has been phased out of many vehicles on the road make this the larg- from roadways, agricultural fields and con- X nitrogen and oxygen during the burning of consumer products such as household est source of CO pollution. Indoors, CO struction sites. paint, batteries, and gasoline. Some may be produced at dangerous levels by coal, oil and gas. Motor vehicles and power plants are large sources of NO . NO are imported toys and jewelry contain danger- unvented gas and kerosene heaters, wood X X ous levels of Pb. Airborne Pb comes from stoves, and cigarette smoke. important ingredients in ground-level ozone lead smelting and from burning coal, oil, or smog, particulate matter and precursors and waste. to the formation of acid rain. NYS Department of Environmental Conservation NYS Department of Environmental Conservation NYS Department of Environmental Conservation NYS Department of Environmental Conservation

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POLLUTANT: POLLUTANT: SulphurS l h Dioxide) (SO OzoneOzo (O3) 2 Alias: Brimstone Bertha Alias: Granny Olga Ozone DESCRIPTION: Ozone is a colorless gas DESCRIPTION: (Chemical Compound) with an acrid odor. Sulfur dioxide is a colorless gas with a CRIME: can cause respiratory symp- pungent odor and taste. O3 toms ranging from irritation and coughing CRIME: SO causes irritation and perma- 2 to asthma and severe breathing problems nent damage to the lungs. SO can be 2 in sensitive people, especially the elderly transported over long distances. It contrib- and small children. It is dangerous to be utes to the formation of acid rain, which active outside when the ozone level is damages plant and animal life, buildings high, especially for children. and electrical equipment. Inhalable sulfate particulate matter formed from SO can CAUSE: Ground-level ozone is the main 2 ingredient in smog. It is formed by a impair visibility. Further reductions of SO2 emissions are necessary. chemical reaction between volatile organic compounds and nitrogen oxides in the CAUSE: SO emissions result from oil 2 presence of sunlight. Ozone concentrations refi neries, the burning of fossil fuels at can reach unhealthy levels on hot, sunny, power plants and in boilers. calm days.

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