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Put simply, most of the health benefits of methane regulations come from reduced smog exposure, which leads to premature death as well as respiratory and cardiac problems. A longer list of impacts associated with key methane co-pollutants includes:

• Volatile organic compounds (VOCs): eye, nose and throat irritation; nausea; breathing difficulties; central nervous system damage; cancer
• Particulate matter (PM): heart or lung disease leading to premature death; heart attacks; asthma; decreased lung function; increased respiratory symptoms
• Nitrous oxides (NOX): at low levels, eye, nose, throat and lung irritation leading to shortness of breath, tiredness and nausea; at high levels, burning, spasms and swelling of tissues, reduced oxygenation of body tissues, fluid build-up in lungs; death
• Sulfur compounds such as sulfur dioxide (SO2): respiratory problems; nose, throat and lung irritation
• Ozone (O3): increase in respiratory and cardiorespiratory mortality; increase in asthma; impacts on lung function, cognitive development and reproductive health