A3.3.4 Toxicity of Pollutants
Toxic:
- “poisonous”
- “relating to or caused by poison”.
Source: Oxford English Dictionary
Many substances can be toxic in the wrong environment. For example, water is essential to human life, however water in the lungs could be considered toxic!
A pollutants’ toxicity is related to the concentration of the pollutant, the duration of the exposure and the dosage received.