Оverview and critique of the air pollution and health: a European approach (APHEA) project

May 17, 1999

Report no. 99/54: The relationship between air pollution and adverse health outcomes is a subject of current concern in the area of environmental health. The Air Pollution and Health: a European Approach (APHEA) project is a co-ordinated study of the short-term...

Scientific basis for an air quality standard for nickel

Apr 17, 1999

Report no. 99/53: The health effects due to nickel exposure are reviewed in this document for the purposes of understanding the scientific basis for an Air Quality Standard (AQS). The report provides an overview of two approaches for deriving a nickel AQS by...

Pilot study to investigate airborne benzene levels in service station kiosks

Jun 21, 1998

Report no. 98/53: This report describes the results of a small pilot study which was carried out in two service stations in the UK. The purpose of the study was to compare the concentrations of benzene in the forecourt air with that in the kiosk at each of the service...

The health hazards and exposures associated with gasoline containing MTBE

Apr 21, 1997

Report no. 97/54: This report compares the toxicological properties of gasoline with and without MTBE. It also reviews the available occupational and consumer exposure data for MTBE.

Scientific basis for an air quality standard for carbon monoxide

Jan 21, 1997

Report no. 97/51: Carbon Monoxide (CO) is emitted into the atmosphere mainly as a product of the incomplete combustion of carbonaceous material. The major sources of CO exposure for the general, non-smoking population are exhaust emissions from combustion engines and...