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Appendix I: Background Information on Members of the Committee on Nonoccupational Health Risks of Asbestiform Fibers
Pages 332-334

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... His contributions include the development of techniques for estimating human exposure to chemicals and other biologically significant agents, application of systems analysis techniques to chemical risk assessment, and prioritysetting for both testing and regulating hazardous substances. He was previously Director of the Center for Health and Environmental Research at SRI Inte rna Sac iona l .
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From page 333...
... His research interests have included development of analytical techniques for microparticles, measurement and characterization of asbestos fiber in human tissues, and determination of physicochemical propert ies of mineral dusts that impart biological activity. In addition to serving on many governmental advisory committees, he has acted as consultant to the International Agency for Research on Cancer of the World Health Organization and to the Norwegian and South African governments on subjects related to asbestos exposure and health effects.
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... He has served on many academic, governmental, and Na~ciona1 Research Council committees and has participated in several symposia concerned with the multiple disease potentials of genotoxic and nongenotoxic agents. JOHN VAN RYZIN is Professor in the Division of Bios~catistics and Department of Statistics at Columbia University and Senior Mathematician at Brookhaven National Laboratory.
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