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City of Pleasanton <br />Pleasanton Climate Action Plan 2.0 <br />Pollutant Sources Health Effects Typical Controls <br />Hydrogen Sulfide Geothermal power plants, Nuisance odor (rotten egg Control emissions from <br />petroleum production and smell), headache and geothermal power plants, <br />refining, sewer gas. breathing difficulties (higher petroleum production and <br />concentrations). refining, sewers, and sewage <br />treatment plants. <br />Visibility Reducing See PM2.5 <br />Particulates <br />Vinyl Chloride Exhaust gases from factories <br />that manufacture or process <br />vinyl chloride (construction, <br />packaging, and transportation <br />industries). <br />Toxic Air Combustion engines <br />Contaminant (stationary and mobile), diesel <br />(TAC) combustion, storage and use <br />of TAC -containing substances <br />(i.e., gasoline, lead smelting, <br />etc.) <br />Source: Compiled by Rincon Consultants, Inc. in October 2021 <br />A-2 <br />Reduced visibility (e.g., <br />obscures mountains and other <br />scenery), reduced airport <br />safety. <br />Central nervous system effects <br />(e.g., dizziness, drowsiness, <br />headaches), kidney irritation, <br />liver damage, liver cancer. <br />Depends on TAC, but may <br />include cancer, mutagenic <br />and/or teratogenic effects, <br />other acute or chronic health <br />effects. <br />See PM2.s <br />Control emissions from plants <br />that manufacture or process <br />vinyl chloride, installation of <br />monitoring systems. <br />Toxic Best Available Control <br />Technologies (T -BACK), limit <br />emissions from known <br />sources. <br />