Question: What are the potential cabin air hazards on commercial airliners?
Answer: The potential cabin air hazards on commercial airliners include “Ventilation hazards (including carbon monoxide, ozone, and carbon dioxide levels); Transmission of communicable diseases from sick passengers; Cabin altitude and pressurization changes; Air contamination events, when cabin air becomes contaminated with breakdown products from heated engine oil or hydraulic fluid; pesticide exposures on certain flights.” (https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/aircrew/cabinairquality.html; accessed April 2017)
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