Adverse
effects of pollutants on the human body
1. Dust, tobacco smoking (including
various gases and nicotine)
Dust in the atmosphere enter indoors. Together with this, dust on
the floor indoors and cigarette ashes offer causes of silicosis,
coniosis, coal-related coniosis, and asbestosis.
2. Combustible gases (CO, NO2, SO2,
RSP, etc.)
Gases generated from various stoves (briquette, gas, and petroleum),
fireplaces, fuel combustion, and gas ovens, offer causes of chronic
lung diseases, enhanced airway resistance, and adverse effects on
the central nerve.
3. Radon, formaldehyde, VOCs, ammonia,
and asbestos
These are generated from various plywoods, boards, furniture, and
thermal insulators in new housings and living environment, as well
as from deodorants, tobacco smoking, cosmetics, clothing paints,
adhesives, sprays, combustions, laundries, clothes, aromatics, construction
materials, waxes and other volatile organic compounds. These substances
thus irritate the eye, nose, and throat, as well as offer causes
of coughing, diarrhea, vomiting, giddiness, skin diseases, nasitis,
and emotional disturbance, loss of memory, dizziness, and headache.
4. Microorganisms (molds, bacteria,
viruses, and pollens)
These offer causes of allergic diseases and respiratory diseases
through humidifiers, cooling systems, refrigerators, pets, vermin,
and human beings.
5. Offensive odors
Indoor intrusion of outdoor offensive odors and inhaling of cigarette
smoking. Reduced appetite, vomiting, allergies, and psychoneuroses. |