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Web Taxonomy-Substances
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Web Taxonomy-Substances
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Bullet 1,1,1-Trichloroethane  
Bullet 1,1,2-Trichloroethane  
Bullet 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene  
Bullet Acetone  
Bullet Acids - A corrosive solution with a pH less than 7. (TOE) 
Bullet Acrylamide  
Bullet Alachlor - A herbicide, marketed under the trade name Lasso, used mainly to control weeds in corn and soybean fields. [Terms of Env] 
Bullet Antimony  
Bullet Arsenic  
Bullet Asbestos - A mineral fiber that can pollute air or water and cause cancer or asbestosis when inhaled. EPA has banned or severely restricted its use in manufacturing and construction. [Terms of Env] 
Bullet Atrazine  
Bullet BTEX  
Bullet Barium  
Bullet Benzene  
Bullet Benzo(a)pyrene  
Bullet Beryllium - An metal hazardous to human health when inhaled as an airborne pollutant. It is discharged by machine shops, ceramic and propellant plants, and foundries. [Terms of Env] 
Bullet Bromate  
Bullet Cadmium - A heavy metal that accumulates in the environment. [Terms of Env] 
Bullet Carbofuran  
Bullet Carbon Monoxide - A colorless, odorless, poisonous gas produced by incomplete fossil fuel combustion. [Terms of Env] 
Bullet Carbon Tetrachloride - Compound consisting of one carbon atom and four chlorine atoms, once widely used as a industrial raw material, as a solvent, and in the production of CFCs. Use as a solvent ended when it was discovered to be carcinogenic. [Terms of Env] 
Bullet Chloramines  
Bullet Chlordane  
Bullet Chlorine  
Bullet Chlorine Dioxide  
Bullet Chlorite  
Bullet Chlorobenzene  
Bullet Chlorofluorocarbons - A family of inert, nontoxic, and easily liquefied chemicals used in refrigeration, air conditioning, packaging, insulation, or as solvents and aerosol propellants. Because CFCs are not destroyed in the lower atmosphere they drift into the upper atmosphere where their chlorine components destroy ozone. [Terms of Env] 
Bullet Chloroform  
Bullet Chromium  
Bullet Copper  
Bullet Corrosives  
Bullet Cyanide  
Bullet Dichlorobenzene  
Bullet Dichloroethylenes  
Bullet Dioxins - Any of a family of compounds known chemically as dibenzo-p-dioxins. Concern about them arises from their potential toxicity as contaminants in commercial products. Tests on laboratory animals indicate that it is one of the more toxic anthropogenic (man-made) compounds. [Terms of Env] 
Bullet Endrin - A pesticide toxic to freshwater and marine aquatic life that produces adverse health effects in domestic water supplies. [Terms of Env] 
Bullet Epichlorohydrin  
Bullet Ethers  
Bullet Ethylbenzene  
Bullet Ethylene Dibromide - A chemical used as an agricultural fumigant and in certain industrial processes. Extremely toxic and found to be a carcinogen in laboratory animals, EDB has been banned for most agricultural uses in the United States. [Terms of Env] 
Bullet Ethylene Dichloride  
Bullet Extremely Hazardous Substances - Any of 406 chemicals identified by EPA as toxic, and listed under SARA Title III. The list is subject to periodic revision. [Terms of Env] 
Bullet Fertilizer  
Bullet Fluoride  
Bullet Furan  
Bullet Glyphosate  
Bullet Greenhouse Gases  
Bullet Haloacetic Acids  
Bullet Halon - Bromine-containing compounds with long atmospheric lifetimes whose breakdown in the stratosphere causes depletion of ozone. Halons are used in firefighting. [Terms of Env] 
Bullet Heavy Metals  
Bullet Heptachlor - An insecticide that was banned on some food products in 1975 and in all of them 1978. It was allowed for use in seed treatment until 1983. More recently it was found in milk and other dairy products in Arkansas and Missouri where dairy cattle were illegally fed treated seed. [Terms of Env] 
Bullet Hexachlorobenzene  
Bullet Hexachlorocyclopentadiene  
Bullet Hydrocarbons - Chemical compounds that consist entirely of carbon and hydrogen. [Terms of Env] 
Bullet Hydrochlorofluorocarbons  
Bullet Inorganic Chemicals  
Bullet Ketones  
Bullet Lead - A heavy metal that is hazardous to health if breathed or swallowed. Its use in gasoline, paints, and plumbing compounds has been sharply restricted or eliminated by federal laws and regulations. [Terms of Env] 
Bullet Lindane - A pesticide that causes adverse health effects in domestic water supplies and is toxic to freshwater fish and aquatic life. [Terms of Env] 
Bullet Mercury - Heavy metal that can accumulate in the environment and is highly toxic if breathed or swallowed. [Terms of Env] 
Bullet Methane - A colorless, nonpoisonous, flammable gas created by anaerobic decomposition of organic compounds. A major component of natural gas used in the home. [Terms of Env] 
Bullet Methoxychlor - Pesticide that causes adverse health effects in doemstic water supplies and is toxic to freshwater and marine aquatic life. [Terms of Env] 
Bullet Methyl Bromide  
Bullet Methyl Chloride  
Bullet Methyl-T-Butyl-Ether  
Bullet Nitrogen Oxides - The result of photochemical reactions of nitric oxide in ambient air; major component of photochemical smog. Product of combustion from transportation and stationary sources and a major contributor to the formation of ozone in the troposphere and to acid deposition. [Terms of Env] 
Expand Organic Chemicals  
Bullet Synthetic Organic Chemicals - Man-made (anthropogenic) organic chemicals. Some SOCs are volatile; others tend to stay dissolved in water instead of evaporating. [Terms of Env] 
Expand Ozone - Found in two layers of the atmosphere, the stratosphere and the troposphere. In the stratosphere (the atmospheric layer 7 to 10 miles or more above the earth's surface) ozone is a natural form of oxygen that provides a protective layer shielding the earth from ultraviolet radiation.In the troposphere (the layer extending up 7 to 10 miles from the earth's surface), ozone is a chemical oxidant and major component of photochemical smog. It can seriously impair the respiratory system and is one of the most widespread of all the criteria pollutants for which the Clean Air Act required EPA to set standards. Ozone in the troposphere is produced through complex chemical reactions of nitrogen oxides, which are among the primary pollutants emitted by combustion sources; hydrocarbons, released into the atmosphere through the combustion, handling and processing of petroleum products; and sunlight. [Terms of Env] 
Bullet Ground Level Ozone  
Bullet Pentachlorophenol  
Bullet Perchloroethylene  
Bullet Perfluorocompounds  
Bullet Persistent Bioaccumulative Toxic Pollutants  
Bullet Phthalates  
Bullet Polychlorinated Biphenyls  
Bullet Polymers - A natural or synthetic chemical structure where two or more like molecules are joined to form a more complex molecular structure (e.g., polyethylene in plastic). [Terms of Env] 
Bullet Selenium  
Bullet Simazine  
Expand Solvents  
Bullet Chlorinated Solvents - An organic solvent containing chlorine atoms(e.g., methylene chloride and 1,1,1- trichloromethane). Uses of chlorinated solvents are include aerosol spray containers, in highway paint, and dry cleaning fluids. [Terms of Env] 
Bullet Styrene  
Bullet Sulfur  
Bullet Sulfur Hexafluoride  
Bullet Sulfur Oxides  
Bullet Thallium  
Bullet Toluene  
Bullet Toxaphene - Chemical that causes adverse health effects in domestic water supplies and is toxic to fresh water and marine aquatic life. [Terms of Env] 
Bullet Trichloroethylene - A stable, low boiling-point colorless liquid, toxic if inhaled. Used as a solvent or metal degreasing agent, and in other industrial applications. [Terms of Env] 
Bullet Trihalomethanes  
Bullet Vermiculite  
Bullet Vinyl Chloride - A chemical compound, used in producing some plastics, that is believed to be oncogenic. [Terms of Env] 
Bullet Volatile Organic Compounds - Any organic compound that participates in atmospheric photochemical reactions except those designated by EPA as having negligible photochemical reactivity. [Terms of Env] 
Bullet Xylenes  
Expand Consumer Products  
Bullet Batteries  
Bullet Light Bulbs  
Bullet Paper  
Bullet Pharmaceuticals & Personal Care Products  
Bullet Plastics  
Bullet Shopping Bags  
Expand Fuels  
Bullet Alternative Fuels  
Expand Fossil Fuels  
Bullet Natural Gas  
Bullet Oil  
Expand Human Health Disruptors  
Bullet Allergens - A substance that causes an allergic reaction in individuals sensitive to it. [Terms of Env] 
Bullet Carcinogens - Any substance that can cause or aggravate cancer. [Terms of Env] 
Bullet Endocrine Disruptors  
Bullet Pathogens  
Bullet Teratogens  
Bullet Munitions  
Expand Pesticides - Substances or mixture there of intended for preventing, destroying, repelling, or mitigating any pest. Also, any substance or mixture intended for use as a plant regulator, defoliant, or desiccant. [Terms of Env] 
Expand Antimicrobial Pesticides  
Bullet Disinfectants & Sanitizers  
Bullet Biopesticides  
Bullet Fungicides - Pesticides which are used to control, deter, or destroy fungi. [Terms of Env] 
Bullet Genetically Modified Organisms  
Bullet Herbicides - A chemical pesticide designed to control or destroy plants, weeds, or grasses. [Terms of Env] 
Bullet Inert Ingredients  
Bullet Insecticides  
Bullet Rodenticides - A chemical or agent used to destroy rats or other rodent pests, or to prevent them from damaging food, crops, etc. [Terms of Env] 
Expand Pollutants & Contaminants  
Expand Air Pollutants - Any substance in air that could, in high enough concentration, harm man, other animals, vegetation, or material. Pollutants may include almost any natural or artificial composition of airborne matter capable of being airborne. They may be in the form of solid particles, liquid droplets, gases, or in combination thereof. Generally, they fall into two main groups: (1) those emitted directly from identifiable sources and (2) those produced in the air by interaction between two or more primary pollutants, or by reaction with normal atmospheric constituents, with or without photoactivation. Exclusive of pollen, fog, and dust, which are of natural origin, about 100 contaminants have been identified. Air pollutants are often grouped in categories for ease in classification; some of he categories are: solids, sulfur compounds, volatile organic chemicals, particulate matter, nitrogen compounds, oxygen compounds, halogen compounds, radioactive compound, and odors. Air Pollution: The presence of contaminants or pollutant substances in the air that interfere with human health or welfare, or produce other harmful environmental effects. [Terms of Env] 
Bullet Aerosols  
Bullet Criteria Air Pollutants  
Bullet Hazardous Air Pollutants - Air pollutants which are not covered by ambient air quality standards but which, as defined in the Clean Air Act, may present a threat of adverse human health effects or adverse environmental effects. Such pollutants include asbestos, beryllium, mercury, benzene, coke oven emissions, radionuclides, and vinyl chloride. [Terms of Env] 
Bullet Particulate Matter  
Bullet Propellants  
Bullet Refrigerants  
Bullet Secondhand Smoke  
Expand Biological Contaminants - Living organisms or derivates(e.g., viruses, bacteria, fungi, and mammal and bird antigens that can cause harmful health effects when inhaled, swallowed, or otherwise taken into the body. [Terms of Env] 
Expand Microorganisms  
Bullet Algae  
Expand Bacteria - (Singular: bacterium) Microscopic living organisms that can aid in pollution control by metabolizing organic matter in sewage, oil spills or other pollutants. However, bacteria in soil, water or air can also cause human, animal and plant health problems. [Terms of Env] 
Bullet Coliform  
Bullet E.Coli  
Bullet Legionella - A genus of bacteria, some species of which have caused a type of pneumonia called Legionaires Disease. [Terms of Env] 
Bullet Salmonella  
Bullet Microbial Pathogens  
Expand Protista  
Bullet Cryptosporidium - A protozoan microbe associated with the disease cryptosporidiosis in man. The disease can be transmitted through ingestion of drinking water, person-to-person contact, or other pathways, and can cause acute diarrhea, abdominal pain, vomiting, fever, and can be fatal as it was in the Milwaukee episode. [Terms of Env] 
Bullet Giardia Lamblia - Protozoan in the feces of humans and animals that can cause severe gastrointestinal ailments. It is a common contaminant of surface waters. [Terms of Env] 
Bullet Pfiesteria  
Bullet Viruses  
Bullet Mold & Mildew  
Bullet Debris  
Bullet Regulated Contaminants & Pollutants  
Bullet Soil Contaminants  
Expand Unregulated Contaminants & Pollutants  
Bullet Contaminant Candidates - Items that are on the Contaminant Candidate List. 
Bullet Emerging Contaminants  
Expand Water Pollutants  
Bullet Disinfection Byproducts - A compound formed by the reaction of a disinfenctant such as chlorine with organic material in the water supply; a chemical byproduct of the disinfection process. [Terms of Env] 
Bullet Dredged Materials  
Bullet Drinking Water Contaminants  
Expand Sediments - Soil, sand, and minerals washed from land into water, usually after rain. They pile up in reservoirs, rivers and harbors, destroying fish and wildlife habitat, and clouding the water so that sunlight cannot reach aquatic plants. Careless farming, mining, and building activities will expose sediment materials, allowing them to wash off the land after rainfall. [Terms of Env] 
Bullet Contaminated Sediments  
Expand Radiation & Radioactive Substances  
Bullet Background Radiation  
Bullet Electric & Magnetic Fields  
Bullet Infrared Radiation  
Bullet Ionizing Radiation - Radiation that can strip electrons from atoms; e.g., alpha, beta, and gamma radiation. [Terms of Env] 
Bullet Nonionizing Radiation  
Bullet Radionuclides - Radioactive particle, man-made (anthropogenic) or natural, with a distinct atomic weight number. Can have a long life as soil or water pollutant. [Terms of Env] 
Bullet Radon - A colorless naturally occurring, radioactive, inert gas formed by radioactive decay of radium atoms in soil or rocks. [Terms of Env] 
Bullet Technologically Enhanced Naturally Occurring Radioactive Materials  
Bullet Ultraviolet Radiation  
Expand Wastes  
Bullet Animal Waste  
Bullet Electronic Waste  
Expand Hazardous Waste - By-products of society that can pose a substantial or potential hazard to human health or the environment when improperly managed. Possesses at least one of four characteristics (ignitability, corrosivity, reactivity, or toxicity), or appears on special EPA lists. [Terms of Env] 
Bullet Household Hazardous Wastes - Hazardous products used and disposed of by residential as opposed to industrial consumers. Includes paints, stains, varnishes, solvents, pesticides, and other materials or products containing volatile chemicals that can catch fire, react or explode, or that are corrosive or toxic. [Terms of Env] 
Bullet Universal Wastes  
Expand Liquid Waste  
Bullet Sewage Sludge & Effluents  
Bullet Used Oil - Spent motor oil from passenger cars and trucks collected at specified locations for recycling (not included in the category of municipal solid waste). [Terms of Env] 
Bullet Mixed Waste  
Expand Radioactive Waste - Any waste that emits energy as rays, waves, or streams of energetic particles. Radioactive materials are often mixed with hazardous waste, usually from nuclear reactors, research institutions, or hospitals. 
Bullet Spent Nuclear Fuel  
Expand Solid Waste  
Bullet Food Waste - Uneaten food and food preparation wastes from residences and commercial establishments such as grocery stores, restaurants, and produce stands, institutional cafeterias and kitchens, and industrial sources like employee lunchrooms. [Terms of Env] 
Bullet Medical Waste - Any solid waste generated in the diagnosis, treatment, or immunization of human beings or animals, in research pertaining thereto, or in the production or testing of biologicals, excluding hazardous waste identified or listed under 40 CFR Part 261 or any household waste as defined in 40 CFR Sub-section 261.4 (b)(1). [Terms of Env] 
Bullet Municipal Solid Waste - Common garbage or trash generated by industries, businesses, institutions, and homes. [Terms of Env] 
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