Toxicologic Assessment of Jet-Propulsion Fuel 8

This report provides a critical review of toxicologic, epidemiologic, and other relevant data on jet-propulsion fuel 8, a type of fuel in wide use by the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD), and an evaluation of the scientific basis of DOD's interim permissible exposure level of 350 mg/m3

Table of Contents


Front Matter
Summary
1 Introduction
2 Dosimetry and Exposure Assessment of Jet-Propulsion Fuel 8
3 Toxicokinetics and Toxicodynamics of Jet-Propulsion Fuel 8
4 Effects of Jet-Propulsion Fuel 8 on the Respiratory Tract
5 Effects of Jet-Propulsion Fuel 8 on the Nervous System
6 Effects of Jet-Propulsion Fuel 8 on the Immune System
7 Effects of Jet-Propulsion Fuel 8 on the Liver
8 Effects of Jet-Propulsion Fuel 8 on the Kidney
9 Effects of Jet-Propulsion Fuel 8 on Reproduction and Development
10 Effects of Jet-Propulsion Fuel 8 on the Cardiovascular System
11 Genotoxic Effects of Jet-Propulsion Fuel 8
12 Carcinogenic Effects of Jet-Propulsion Fuel 8
Appendix A Permissible Exposure Levels for Selected Military Fuel Vapors: Contents and Executive Summary (NRC 1996)
Appendix B JP-8 Final Risk Assessment: Contents, Executive Summary, and Introduction (TIEHH 2001)
Appendix C