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Contents
- DISCLAIMER
- UPDATE STATEMENT
- FOREWORD
- CONTRIBUTORS
- PEER REVIEW
- 1. PUBLIC HEALTH STATEMENT
- 1.1. WHAT ARE POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS?
- 1.2. WHAT HAPPENS TO POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS WHEN THEY ENTER THE ENVIRONMENT?
- 1.3. HOW MIGHT I BE EXPOSED TO POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS?
- 1.4. HOW CAN POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS ENTER AND LEAVE MY BODY?
- 1.5. HOW CAN POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS AFFECT MY HEALTH?
- 1.6. IS THERE A MEDICAL TEST TO DETERMINE WHETHER I HAVE BEEN EXPOSED TO POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS?
- 1.7. WHAT RECOMMENDATIONS HAS THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT MADE TO PROTECT HUMAN HEALTH?
- 1.8. WHERE CAN I GET MORE INFORMATION?
- 2. HEALTH EFFECTS
- 2.1. INTRODUCTION
- 2.2. DISCUSSION OF HEALTH EFFECTS BY ROUTE OF EXPOSURE
- 2.3. TOXICOKINETICS
- 2.4. RELEVANCE TO PUBLIC HEALTH
- 2.5. BIOMARKERS OF EXPOSURE AND EFFECT
- 2.6. INTERACTIONS WITH OTHER SUBSTANCES
- 2.7. POPULATIONS THAT ARE UNUSUALLY SUSCEPTIBLE
- 2.8. METHODS FOR REDUCING TOXIC EFFECTS
- 2.9. ADEQUACY OF THE DATABASE
- 3. CHEMICAL AND PHYSICAL INFORMATION
- 4. PRODUCTION, IMPORT/EXPORT, USE, AND DISPOSAL
- 5. POTENTIAL FOR HUMAN EXPOSURE
- 6. ANALYTICAL METHODS
- 7. REGULATIONS AND ADVISORIES
- 8. REFERENCES
- 9. GLOSSARY
- APPENDICES
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- Review Toxicological Profile for Pyrethrins and Pyrethroids[ 2003]Review Toxicological Profile for Pyrethrins and Pyrethroids. 2003 Sep
- Review Toxicological Profile for Tin and Tin Compounds[ 2005]Review Toxicological Profile for Tin and Tin Compounds. 2005 Aug
- Review Toxicological Profile for Tungsten[ 2005]Review Toxicological Profile for Tungsten. 2005 Aug
- Review Toxicological Profile for Iodine[ 2004]Review Toxicological Profile for Iodine. 2004 Apr
- Toxicological Profile for Polycyclic Aromatic HydrocarbonsToxicological Profile for Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons
- SRX10021309 (1)SRA
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