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These sources may release air toxins from equipment leaks, when materials are transferred from one location to another, or during discharge through emission stacks or vents. Toxic release inventory - tri is a resource for learning about toxic chemical releases and pollution prevention activities reported by industrial and federal facilities. Making by communities, government agencies, industries, and others. Indoor air pollution - tobacco smoke, wood-burning stove and fireplaces, gas ranges and furnaces. Formaldehyde - a colorless pungent gas in solution made by oxidizing methanol. From insulation, particleboard, plywood, some floor coverings and textiles. Acid rain - acid rains damages forests and crops, turns lakes and rivers acidic, kills fish and plants. Ozone layer depletion - montreal protocol (designed to protect the ozone layer by phasing out the production of numerous substances that are responsible for ozone depletion. ) Co2 & climate change - carbon dioxide produced by burning fossil fuels causes greenhouse effect, global warming.
