Communications

HEI Communications are vehicles for disseminating the results of feasibility studies, workshop summaries, conference proceedings, and some reviews of the literature.

Improving Estimates of Diesel and Other Emissions for Epidemiologic Studies

Communication 10

Health Effects Institute

2003

Topics:

Diesel Exhaust

Particulate Matter

Communication 10 contains proceedings of a workshop held in Baltimore, MD, December 4–6 2002. The workshop sought to address the search for a "Diesel Signature": Do We Have a Diesel Signature? Where Do We Go From Here? Communication 10 includes a workshop summary and reports from speakers on: Health Studies of Diesel Particulate Matter; Future Trends of Diesel Emissions; Diesel and Gasoline Particle Characteristics; Approaches to Particle Characterization; Diesel Source Signature Studies; Emissions and Air Quality Studies; Data Analysis Approaches.

Evaluation of Human Health Risk from Cerium Added to Diesel Fuel

Communication 9

Health Effects Institute

2001

Topics:

Air Pollution

Air Toxics

Diesel Exhaust

Emerging Technologies

Fuels & Fuel Additives

The fuel efficiency and durability of diesel technology are particularly desirable in the transportation and construction industries. Concerns about the health effects of diesel particulate emissions have led to progressively stricter emission standards, which can be met only through new technologic advances and fuel modifications. The cerium-based fuel additive Eolys, used in conjunction with a particulate filter, is one of the approaches being considered. However, this additive will result in emissions of cerium compounds and an increase in cerium in the ambient air and soil.

Diesel Workshop: Building a Research Strategy to Improve Risk Assessment

Communication 7

Health Effects Institute

1999

Topics:

Diesel Exhaust

Communication 7 contains proceedings from a workshop held in Stone Mountain, GA, March 7–9 1999. The following topics were discussed: Risk Assessments of Diesel Emissions: Framework for Building a Research Strategy; Chemical and Physical Properties of Diesel Engine Emissions; Assessment of Exposure to Diesel Engine Emissions; What Do Published Epidemiology Studies Tell Us About Exposure-Response?; What Will Epidemiology Studies Now Underway Tell Us About Exposure-Response?; What Will Epidemiology Studies Now Underway Tell Us About Exposure-Response?; and Consideration of Health Endpoints Other Than Cancer in Future Risk Assessments of Diesel Emissions.

The Health Effects of Fine Particles: Key Questions and the 2003 Review

Communication 8

Health Effects Institute

1999

Topics:

Air Pollution

Particulate Matter

Global Health

Report of the Joint Meeting of the EC and HEI, held in Brussels, Belgium, January 14–15 1999. The following topics were discussed: What Are People Exposed To and Where Do Particles Come From? What Is Known About the Health Effects of PM? What New Research Results Are Emerging? and Outstanding Questions and Gaps for 2003 and Beyond.

A Partnership to Examine Emerging Health Effects: EC/HEI Workshop on 1,3-Butadiene

Communication 6

Health Effects Institute

1999

Topics:

Air Pollution

Air Toxics

Global Health

Communication 6 contains proceedings from a workshop held in Brussels, Belgium, June 29–30 1998. Presentations focused on butadiene ambient concentrations, metabolism, mutagenicity, epidemiology, and a panel discussion on Butadiene Risk Assessment in the Regulatory Framework.

Formation and Characterization of Particles: Report of the 1996 HEI Workshop

Communication 5

Health Effects Institute

1997

Topics:

Particulate Matter

Communication 5 contains proceedings of a workshop held in Cambridge, MA, December 3–4 1996. Presentations included: Current Understanding of the Health Effects of Particles and the Characteristics That Determine Dose or Effect; Particle Formation in Combustion; The EPA Particle Emissions Testing Procedure; Characterizing Particulate Matter in Motor Vehicle Exhaust; Atmospheric Aerosol Transformation; Generating Particles for Laboratory Studies; and Issues and Research Needs for Particle Characterization.

Theoretical Approaches to Analyzing Complex Mixtures

Communication 4

Health Effects Institute

1996

Topics:

Multipollutant Mixtures

Biological Methods

Communication 4 contains four reports on analyzing complex mixtures. Three reports address analytical approaches to indentifying toxic compounds. One describes statistical approaches to analysis of interaction. (1) Immunoaffinity Chromatography in the Analysis of Toxic Effects of Complex Mixtures, William E. Bechtold (2) Stationary-Phase Programming for Liquid Chromatography: A New Concept for Separating Complex Mixtures, John G. Dorsey (3) Supercritical Separation and Molecular Bioassay Technologies Applied to Complex Mixtures, David L. Springer (4) Using the Parallel Coordinate Axis System to Analyze Complex Mixtures: Determining Biological Activity and Interactions Among Components, Chris Gennings.

Environmental Epidemiology Planning Project

Communication 3

Health Effects Institute

1994

Topics:

Multipollutant Mixtures

Ozone & Oxidants

Particulate Matter

HEI conducted the Environmental Epidemiology Planning Project in order to identify research needs and opportunities in selected areas of environmental epidemiology. Working groups in each selected area prepared documents composed of individually authored papers. The Planning Project documents were originally published in Environmental Health Perspectives (December 1993, Vol. 102).

Research Priorities for Mobile Air Toxics

Communication 2

Health Effects Institute

1993

Topics:

Air Toxics

Communication 2 provides information to decision makers on research that is potentially capable of narrowing uncertainties related to the health effects of specific air toxics. This report is based on the Mobile Air Toxics Workshop held in Monterey, CA, December 4–6 1992.

New Methods in Ozone Toxicology: Abstracts of Six Pilot Studies

Communication 1

Health Effects Institute

1992

Topics:

Ozone & Oxidants

Biological Methods

HEI Communications 1 contains abstracts for six feasibility studies that were funded under RFA 89-2: Health Effects of Chronic Ozone Inhalation: Collaborative National Toxicology Program–Health Effects Institute Studies: Pilot Studies.