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Introduction to Toxic Air Pollutants
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2. What are the health and environmental effects of toxic air pollutants?
 People exposed to toxic air pollutants at sufficient concentrations and durations
may have an increased chance of getting cancer or experiencing other serious
health effects. These health effects can include damage to the immune system,
as well as neurological, reproductive (e.g., reduced fertility), developmental,
respiratory and other health problems. In addition to exposure from breathing
air toxics, some toxic air pollutants such as mercury can deposit onto soils
or surface waters, where plants absorb them or are ingested by animals and
are eventually magnified up through the food chain. Like humans, animals
may experience health problems if exposed to sufficient quantities of air
toxics over time.
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