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Sources of Contaminants
Various sectors, including electricity, oil and gas extraction, mining, manufacturing, agriculture, and transportation, contribute to environmental contamination. Hazardous substances such as asbestos, arsenic, mercury, cadmium, lead, vinyl chloride, and volatile organic compounds (
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Biosphere Cryosphere Hydrosphere Atmosphere Lithosphere Agricultural Sector Pipe sealer Adhesives Fumes from gasoline, paint, adhesives, building supplies Paints, industrial production Thermostats thermometers, some fish Cement Cigarette smoke vehicle exhaust, asphalt roads Industrial waste, fish from contaminated water Unwashed fruit and vegetables Immune System Nervous System Thermostats, Fish Rat poison discarded batteries Pressure treated wood old paint, outdated plumbing Some fish, coal-burning power Auto part cleaners, paint removers Fertilizers Industrial production Car exhaust, unvented or faulty furnaces Cardiovascular System degreasers, paint removers, dry cleaning solution food, water, nuclear thermostats Old paint, outdated plumbing Residential Sector Transportation Sector Furnaces, wood burning Car exhaust, furnaces Degreasers Old batteries The ground Old insulation Other Sector Oil and Gas Extraction Sector Mining and Quarrying Sector Manufacturing Sector Electricity Sector Industrial Sectors tracked by the NPRI Endocrine System Skeletal System Muscular System Hepatic System Reproductive System Renal System Respiratory System Skin System Chlorinated hydrocarbon solvents (TCE, PCE, PCT) Carbon monixide Methyl mercury Nitrates Carbon disulfide Uranium Soot Benzene Radon Asbestos Vinyl chloride Methylene chloride Carbon tetrachloride VOC (volatile organic compounds) Chromium Nickel Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) Pesticides Lead Mercury Cyanide Carbon monoxide Cadmium Arsenic Sources of Contaminants The Environment
