Human Response to One Hour
Pollutant Exposure (Turco, p194)
Symptom
Concentration
Parts per million
by mass
Pollutant
Death (may be delayed)
150 ppmm
Acute asthma
25-100 ppmm
Breathing difficulty
1.5-5.0 ppmm
Respiratory impact (long term
exposure promotes disease)
0.06-0.1 ppmm
NO2