Health Aspects of Air Pollut ; on From Incinerators I I I I I �

The public health aspects of incinerator exhaust gases are discussed first in the light of the physio­ logical response induced by specific contaminants such as sulfur oxides, nitrogen oxides, and other inorganic gases and aldehydes, organic acids, esters, polynu� clear hydrocarbons' , and other organic compounds; second, with respect to their relation to illness caused by air pollution in general such as emphysema and other respiratory diseases, allergenic responses, and cancer; and third on the character of the effluent gases, namely, domestic, municipal, or industrial. One aspect of domestic incinerator effluents is par­ ticularly stressed, that is, tile effect on nearby resi­ dents. The contribution that incinerator exhaust gases make to the air pollution of any given community de­ pends on the ratio of the amount of refuse and garbage burned to the total amount of fuel used and consumed in tllat region.