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Air Pollutants and Health
Signs and Symptoms
From:
Diagnostic Quick Reference
Co-sponsored by:
The American Lung Association (ALA),
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA),
The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), and
The American Medical Association (AMA)
U.S. Gov't Printing Office Publication No. 1994-523-217/81322
1994
| Signs and Symptoms |
Environmental
Tobacco Smoke |
Other
Combustion Products |
Biological
Pollutants |
Volatile Organics |
Heavy
Metals |
Sick Building
Syndrome |
| RESPIRATORY |
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| Rhinitis, nasal congestion |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
NO |
YES |
| Epistaxis |
NO |
NO |
NO |
YES1 |
NO |
NO |
| Pharyngitis, cough |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
NO |
YES |
| Wheezing, worsening asthma |
YES |
YES |
NO |
YES |
NO |
YES |
| Dyspnea |
YES2 |
NO |
YES |
NO |
NO |
YES |
| Severe lung disease |
NO |
NO |
NO |
NO |
NO |
YES3 |
| OTHER |
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| Conjunctival irritation |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
NO |
YES |
| Headache or dizziness |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
| Lethargy, fatigue, malaise |
NO |
YES4 |
YES5 |
YES |
YES |
YES |
| Nausea, vomiting, anorexia |
NO |
YES4 |
YES |
YES |
YES |
NO |
| Cognitive impairment, personality
change |
NO |
YES4 |
NO |
YES |
YES |
YES |
| Rashes |
NO |
NO |
YES |
YES |
YES |
NO |
| Fever, chills |
NO |
NO |
YES6 |
NO |
YES |
NO |
| Tachycardia |
NO |
YES4 |
NO |
NO |
YES |
NO |
| Retinal hemorrhage |
NO |
YES4 |
NO |
NO |
NO |
NO |
| Myalgia |
NO |
NO |
NO |
YES5 |
NO |
YES |
| Hearing loss |
NO |
NO |
NO |
YES |
NO |
NO |
- Associated especially with formaldehyde.
- In asthma.
- Hypersensitivity pneumonitis, Legionnaires' Disease.
- Particularly associated with high CO levels.
- Hypersensitivity pneumonitis, humidifier fever.
- With marked hypersensitivity reactions and Legionnaires' Disease.
Particular Effects Seen in Infants and Children
Environmental Tobacco Smoke: frequent upper
respiratory infections, otitis media; persistent middle-ear effusion;
asthma onset, increased severity; recurrent pneumonia, bronchitis.
Acute Lead Toxicity: irritability, abdominal pain,
ataxia, seizures, loss of consciousness.
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