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Nominated Substances: Asphalt fumes
Nomination Date: 07/11/1997
Nominator: NIOSH
Rationale: NIOSH believes that asphalt fumes should be considered for toxicological assessments by the NTP because of the numbers of workers potentially exposed, the severity and scope of the potential effects, and because of unresolved questions regarding the effects of exposure.