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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