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6 POTENTIAL HEALTH EFFECTS OF OTHER POLLUTANTS
Pages 117-122

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From page 117...
... Although the goal of the winter oxygenated-fuel program is to reduce ambient carbon monoxide (CO) pollution to protect public health, particularly patients with carcliovascular disease, who are most susceptible to the adverse effects of CO, at least two factors may limit the overall effectiveness of the program, inclucling insufficient lowering of ambient CO with these fuels anti an increase in other pollutants because of fuel oxygenates.
From page 118...
... However, a substantial increase in carcinogenic risk from using gasoline containing MTBE or ethanol is not expected" Cage 101~. COMMITTEE CRITIQUE The literature review and conclusions of the HEI report concerning oxygenated fuels and their effect on other pollutantsincluding CO, benzene, I,3-butadiene, formaldehyde, and acetaldehyde provide a qualitative assessment of the limited information that is available.
From page 119...
... "In addition to its conclusions about possible health effects, the Oxygenates Evaluation Committee noted a general lesson to be learned from introducing oxygenates to the general public. Although it is not possible to have complete information about a substance before it is used, the diverse experiences after introducing oxygenated fuels argue strongly that any future new use of a substance should (~)
From page 120...
... _ Epidemiologic studies of carboxyhemogiobin levels and risk for cardiovascular morbidity and mortality among patients with cardiovascular diseases. AIR Tonics AND SHORT-TERM HEALTH EFFECTS _ Epidemiologic studies to determine exposures to air toxics that
From page 121...
... _ Risk assessment using data from the recommendations described above.


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