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Table 1 Human health effects of the potential SRM aerosols

From: Assessing the direct occupational and public health impacts of solar radiation management with stratospheric aerosols

 

Potential SRM aerosol

Health effect/target system

Sulfuric acid

Sulfur dioxide

Hydrogen sulfide

Carbonyl sulfide

Black carbon

Aluminum compounds

Barium compounds

Respiratory

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Cardiovascular

X

X

X

X

X

X

-

G.I

-

X

X

X

-

-

X

Hematologic

-

X

X

X

X

X

-

Musculosketal

-

-

X

X

-

X

X

Hepatic

-

-

-

-

X

-

-

Renal

-

-

-

X

-

-

X

Endocrine

-

-

-

-

-

X

-

Dermal

X

X

X

X

-

-

-

Ocular

X

X

X

X

X

-

-

Metabolic

X

-

X

X

-

-

X

Immunologic

-

X

-

-

-

X

-

Neurologic

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Reproductive

-

X

X

-

-

-

-

Developmental

-

X

-

-

-

-

-

Genotoxic

-

X

-

-

-

-

-

Cancer

X

-

-

-

X

X

-

Death

 

X

X

X

-

X

X

  1. X Data suggest health hazard possible, - insufficient data available
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ISSN: 1476-069X