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Health Effects of the Pollution We Cause. Exposure to emissions of lead, mercury, sulfur dioxide, particulate matter, carbon dioxide, and ozone-forming nitrogen dioxides are hazardous to public health. Toxic compounds, like mercury and lead, poison organ systems and can lead to brain damage and death.
The pollutants released into the atmosphere cause local air pollution (see Table of Common Pollutants). However, they also cause regional air pollution, as with huge plumes of smoke covering a large area, and acid rain.n some cases, air pollutants contribute to climate change, and greenhouse gases contribute to air pollution: 1  Air pollutants such as ground-level ozone and soot (a portion of particulate matter) contribute directly to global warming, which is linked to climate change.