Identity, physical and chemical properties, and analytical methods -- Sources of human and environmental

exposure -- Environmental transport, distribution and transformation -- Environmental levels and human

exposure -- Kinetics and metabolism in laboratory animals and humans -- Effects on laboratory mammals and in

vitro test systems -- Effects on humans -- Effects on other organisms in the laboratory and field -- Identity,

physical and chemical properties, and analytical methods -- Sources of human and environmental exposure --

Industrially produced nitroPAHs -- Other sources of nitroPAHs -- Oxygen-containing nitroPAHs -- Environmental

transport, distribution and transformation -- Transport and distribution between media -- Transformation --

Environmental levels and human exposure -- Environmental levels -- General propulation exposure --

Occupational exposure -- Kinetics and metabolism in laboratory animals and humans -- Overview of the

metabolism of nitroPAHs -- 1-Nitropyrene metabolism in mammals -- Mononitropyrenes (1-, 2- and 4-nitropyrene)

-- 2-Nitrofluorene -- Dinitropyrenes -- Mononitrobenzo -- The nitrofluoranthenbe family -- effects on

laboratory mammals and in vitro test systems -- Acucte toxicity -- Short-term and long-term exposure

(non-neoplastic effecs) -- Skin and eye irritation and sensitization -- Reproductive toxicity, embryotoxicity

and teratogenicity -- Mutagenicity and related end-points -- Carcinogenicity -- Special studies: target organ

effects -- Effects on humans -- General population exposure -- Occupational exposure -- Indicators of exposure

to nitroPAHs in diesel exhaust -- Effecs on other organisms in the laboratory and field -- Laboratory

experiments -- Field observations -- Evaluation of human health risks and effects on the environment --

Recommendations for further research -- Previous evaluations by international bodies -- References -- Resume -

-- Resumen --