Table of Contents

Introduction and Background (M. Lippmann); Ambient Particulate Matter (M. Lippmann); Asbestos and Other Mineral and Vitreous Fibers (M. Lippmann); Benzene (B. Goldstein & G. Witz); Carbon Monoxide (M. Kleinman); Chromium (M. Cohen & M. Costa); Dioxins and Dioxin-Like Chemicals (M. DeVito & M. Gallo); Food Constituents, Additives, and Contaminants (J. Rodricks); Formaldehyde and Other Aldehydes (G. Leikauf); Lead and Compounds (K. Mahaffey, et al.); Mercury (J. Nielsen & P. Grandjean); Nitrogen Oxides (R. Schlesinger); Ozone (M. Lippmann); Pesticides (P. Landrigan, et al.); Sulfur Oxides (M. Lippmann); Trace Elements (Al, As, Cd, Ni) (M. Costa); Volatile Organic Compounds and the Sick Building Syndome (L. Molhave).

About the Author

MORTON LIPPMANN, PhD, is Professor of Environmental Medicine at the New York University School of Medicine, and the Director of the Research Center for the Health Risks of Ambient Particulate Matter, supported by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. He also directs the Human Exposure and Health Effects Research Program at New York University's Nelson Institute of Environmental Medicine.