The Nurse Notes an Increasing Number of Individuals Coming to the Clinic

The nurse notes an increasing number of individuals coming to the clinic reporting respiratory difficulties. The nurse notes that the families involved depend on wood-burning stoves for heat. The nurse determines that bioavailability of the contaminant is most likely resulting in which situation?

A) Absorbed into the body and becomes available at the site of physiologic activity
B) Initially escapes a container and becomes available for contact with living organisms
C) Is airborne and available for inhalation
D) Is waterborne and available for skin contact