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Recommended EPA Web pages
  • Ionizing and Non - Ionizing Radiation
    This page illustrates the differences between and uses of ionizing and non-ionizing radiation.
  • Gamma Rays
    Discusses gamma rays - includes "the basics," and information about exposure, health effects, and protection from gamma rays.
  • Alpha Particles
    Discusses alpha particles - includes "the basics," and information about exposure, health effects, and protection from alpha particles.
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Air Pollutants
Aerosols, Asbestos, Carbon Monoxide, Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), Criteria Air Pollutants, Ground Level Ozone, Hazardous Air Pollutants (HAPs), Hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs), Lead, Mercury, Methane, Nitrogen Oxides (NOx), Particulate Matter (PM), Propellants, Radon, Refrigerants, Sulfur Oxides (SOx), Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs)

Biological Contaminants

Carcinogens

Chemicals
Benzene, Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), Chromated Copper Arsenate (CCA), Dichloroethylene (DCE), Dioxins, Endocrine Disruptors, Ether, Ethylbenzene, Furans, Halons, Hazardous Air Pollutants (HAPs), Heavy Metals, Hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs), Inorganic Cyanides, Ketones, Methane, Methyl Bromide, Methyl Chloride, Methyl-T-Butyl-Ether (MTBE), Nitrogen Oxides (NOx), Organic Cyanides, Particulate Matter (PM), Perchloroethylene (PCE), Phthalates, Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs), Radionuclides, Styrene, Sulfur Hexafluoride (SF6), Sulfur Oxides (SOx), Toluene, Trichloroethylene (TCE), Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs)

Microorganisms
Coliform, Cryptosporidium, Viruses

Multimedia Pollutants
Arsenic, Asbestos, Benzene, Cyanide, Lead, Mercury, Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether (MTBE), Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs)

Ozone

Check! Radiation
Ionizing Radiation, Radiation Detection, Radiation Exposure, Radiation Protection, Radionuclides, Radon

Soil Contaminants
Acetone, Arsenic, Barium, Benzene, Cadmium, Chloroform, Cyanide, Lead, Mercury, Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs), Tetrachloroethylene, Toluene, Trichloroethylene (TCE)

Toxic Substances
Persistent Bioaccumulative Toxic Pollutants (PBTs), Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs), Toxicological Profiles

Water Pollutants
Arsenic, Contaminated Sediment, Disinfection Byproducts, Dredged Material, Lead, Microbial Pathogens

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