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Chemical air pollutants

Incidence

In 1994, the US EPA issued a series of rules under the Toxic Substances Control Act to require more than 100 health effect studies in respect of 25 chemical air pollutants: biphenyl, carbonyl sulphide, chlorine, chlorobenzene, chloroprene, cresols (mixture or isomers), crumene, dibutyl, phthalate, diethanolamine, ethylbenzene, ethyl chloride, ethylene dichloride, ethylene glycol, hydrolic acid, hydrogen fluoride, maleic anhydride, methyl isobutyl ketone, methyl methacrylate, naphthalene, phenol and phthalic anhydride.

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SDG

Sustainable Development Goal #7: Affordable and Clean EnergySustainable Development Goal #13: Climate Action

Metadata

Database
World problems
Type
(E) Emanations of other problems
Biological classification
N/A
Subject
  • Fundamental sciences » Chemicals
  • Meteorology » Meteorology
  • Societal problems » Pollution
  • Content quality
    Unpresentable
     Unpresentable
    Language
    English
    1A4N
    D1271
    DOCID
    11412710
    D7NID
    141566
    Last update
    Nov 3, 2022