Air toxics

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-000915",
  "term": "Air toxics",
  "field": "Environment",
  "term_source": "Air Toxics",
  "definition": "1. Any air pollutant for which a national ambient air quality standard (NAAQS) does not exist (i.e. excluding ozone, carbon monoxide, PM-10, sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxide) that may reasonably be anticipated to cause cancer; respiratory, cardiovascular, or developmental effects; reproductive dysfunctions, neurological disorders, heritable gene mutations, or other serious or irreversible chronic or acute health effects in humans.\n\n2. Air pollutants that cause or may cause cancer or other serious health effects, such as reproductive effects or birth defects, or adverse environmental and ecological effects. Examples of toxic air pollutants include benzene (found in gasoline), perchloroethylene (emitted from some dry cleaning facilities), and methylene chloride (used as a solvent by a number of industries). Air toxics are also known as hazardous air pollutants.\n\n3. Air toxic is synonymous with a “hazardous air pollutant.” The term “air toxic” was used to identify Title III of the Senate version of the Clean Air Act reauthorization bill; however, the term is not formally defined in the CAA.\n\n4. Pollutants known to cause or suspected of causing cancer or other serious health effects. Air toxics are also known as toxic air pollutants or hazardous air pollutants.",
  "subject": "Chemical substances",
  "see_also": [
    "Hazardous Air Pollutants"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Terms of Environment",
    "EPA Report on the Environment Glossary at http://www.epa.gov/ncea/roe/glossary.htm; Report on the Environment (ROE) Glossary",
    "DOE Glossary of Terms Related to CERCLA, EPCRA, PPA, RCRA and TSCA at http://homer.ornl.gov/sesa/environment/guidance/cercla/gloss97.pdf",
    "National Air Toxics Assessment (NATA) Glossary; AirToxScreen Glossary of Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/air-toxics/"
}