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Human activities resulting in particulate Lead: The major source of lead in the air is
matter in the air include mining, burning of fossil leaded fuel used in motor vehicles, metal mining
fuels; transportation, agricultural and hazard and processing facilities. Lead and other metals
reduction burning, the use of incinerators and the like, chromium, nickel, etc., are toxic in nature.
Tobacco smoke
Coal tar
Automobile exhaust
fumes (especially
diesel engines), in
all smoke resulting
from the
combustion of
organic material.
Charboiled food,
burnt toast, cooked
meat producers, in
burnt foods such as
coffee.
Arsenic (As) Volcanic ash, Smelting of metals, Epigenetic changes.
A solid layered, a ruffled weathering of the Combustion of fuels Multi-system organ
analogue of graphite, arsenic-containing (especially of low failure.
metallic gray in color mineral and ores as grade brown coal).
well as ground Arsenic poisoning.
and is a semiconductor.
water. Use of pesticides.
It is a potent poison
(IARC) recognizes arsenic Food, water, soil and Wood preservation
and group I carcinogen. air. glass production
nonferrous metal
alloys, Electronic
semiconductor