A 78-year-old man has had increasing dyspnea without cough or increased sputum production for the past 4 months. On physical examination, he is afebrile. Breath sounds are reduced in all lung fields. A chest CT scan shows a dense, brightly attenuated pleural mass encasing most of the left lung. Microscopic examination of a pleural biopsy specimen shows spindle and cuboidal cells that invade adipose tissue. Inhalation of which of the following pollutants is the most likely factor in the pathogenesis of this mass?