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Hazardous air pollutants (HAPs)

Also: HAPs

Air pollutants known or suspected to cause cancer or other serious health effects.

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In the literature

  1. Bishop Estimating risk from ambient concentrations of acrolein across the United States… (2007). Environmental health perspectives. doi:10.1289/ehp.9467 CKB 0713
  2. Song Effect of acrolein, a hazardous air pollutant in smoke, on human middle ear epithelial cells (2013). International journal of pediatric otorhinolaryngology. doi:10.1016/j.ijporl.2013.07.021 CKB 0254
  3. Cancer Risk Disparities between Hispanic and Non-Hispanic White Populations: The Role of Exposure to Indoor Air Pollution. CKB 0709

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