• Front Matter R1-R16

• Executive Summary 1-15

• 1 Introduction 16-24

• 2 Asbestiform Fibers: Historical Background, Terminology, and Physicochemical Properties 25-47

• 3 Assessing Nonoccupational Exposures to Asbestiform Fibers 48-81

• 4 Measurement of Exposure to Asbestiform Fibers 82-96

• 5 Effects of Asbestiform Fibers on Human Health 97-164

• 6 Laboratory Studies of the Effects of Asbestiform Fibers 165-199

• 7 Risk Assessment 200-236

• Appendix A: Asbestos Exposure and Human Disease. Hallmark Observations and Studies from 1898-1979 237-243

• Appendix B: Natural and Synthetic Fibrous Substances and Some of their Known Biological Effects 244-252

• Appendix C: Fiber-Quality Parameters of Selected Asbestos, Whisker, and Glass Fibers 253-260

• Appeodix D: Conceptual Model of Fiber Exposure 261-266

• Appendix E: Epidemiological Studies Among Cohorts Exposed to Asbestos 267-299

• Appendix F: Effects of Administering Asbestiform Fibers to Animals 300-310

• Appendix G: Development of Some Equations Used for Quantitative Risk Assessment 311-313

• Appendix H: Comparative Risk Assessment Score Sheets 314-331

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

" Front Matter ." Asbestiform Fibers: Nonoccupational Health Risks . Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 1984 .

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