| Pollutants |
Sources
and side effects |
| Chloroform |
Sources:
disinfectants
Side effects:
cancer
|
| Para-dichlorobenzene |
Sources:
air fresheners, campers
Side effects:
cancer
|
| Tetrachloroethylene |
Sources:
vapor from cloth-dryer liquid that left in clothes
Side effects:
heart disorder, damages to kidney and herpes, cancer |
| Formaldehyde |
Sources:
wood board frame and sofa containment
Side effects:
eye, skin, throat and lung irritations, headache
|
| Benzo-a-pyrene |
Sources:
smoke from cigarettes and wood board
Side effects:
lung cancer
|
| Styrene |
Sources:
carpets and plastics
Side effects:
damages to kidney and herpes
|
| Radon-222 |
Sources:
radioactive soil, foundation stone, water sources
Side effects:
lung cancer
|
| Methylene
chloride |
Sources:
peeling paints
Side effects:
neural disorder and diabetes
|
| Smoke
from cigarettes |
Sources:
cigarettes
Side effects:
lung and respiratory system cancer, heart damage
|
| Carbon
monoxide |
Sources:
kerosene cooking stove, board, damaged fire stove (in living room)
Side effects:
headache, improper heartbeats, excessive sleepiness
|
| Nitrogen
oxide |
Sources:
wood board
Side effects:
lung irritation, fever to children, headache
|
| 1,1,1-Trichloroethane |
Sources:
aerosol spray
Side effects:
headache and respiratory difficulties
|
| Asbestos |
Sources:
pipe isolation and tile
Side effects:
lung damages and cancer
|