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HEI Special Reports

Periodically HEI analyzes and interprets the scientific issues pertaining to a specific environmental problem. The results of these analyses are published in HEI Special Reports.

Research Directions to Improve Estimates of Human Exposure and Risk from Diesel Exhaust.
A Special Report of the Institute's Diesel Epidemiology Working Group.
Part I: Report of the HEI Diesel Epidemiology Working Group
Part II: Investigators' Reports

- Cancer Risk from Diesel Emissions Exposure in Central and Eastern Europe: A Feasibility Study. Paolo Boffetta et al.
- Cancer Risk from Diesel Exhaust Exposure in the Canadian Railroad Industry: A Feasibility Study. Murray Finkelstein et al.
- Quantitative Assessment of Lung Cancer Risk from Diesel Exhaust Exposure in the US Trucking Industry: A Feasibility Study. Eric Garshick et al.
- Measurement of Diesel Aerosol Exposure: A Feasibility Study. David Kittelson et al.
- Measuring Diesel Emissions Exposure in Underground Mines: A Feasibility Study. Barbara Zielinska et al.

Download the Special Report in PDF format:
Full Report (PDF) (Preprint, 05/02/02, 3.5 MB), Executive Summary (html) exit EPA

Reanalysis of the Harvard Six Cities Study and the American Cancer Society Study of Particulate Air Pollution and Mortality. A Special Report of the Institute's Particle Epidemiology Reanalysis Project. Final version, July 2000.

Read or download the report in PDF format (10/27/00). Errata page exit EPA (11/06/01; this page has been added to the 10/27/00 version of the report). We have provided the Report in several easy-to-download sections:
HEI Statement (PDF 63 KB or html exit EPA ): A Synopsis of the Particle Epidemiology Reanalysis Project.
Condensed version (2.7 MB): We recommend reading this for a full overview of the Reanalysis Project and its results. Includes the HEI Statement; Preface; Key portions of the Investigators' Report (Summary of Parts I and II, Introduction, Tables of Contents for Parts I and II); Commentary by the HEI Health Review Committee; Comments on the Reanalysis Project from the Original Investigators and the original articles that were the basis for the Reanalysis Project.

Investigators' Report Details: These sections provide the detailed analyses and results conducted by the Reanalysis Team, led by Daniel Krewski
Investigators' Report Part I: Replication and Validation (PDF) (2.4 MB)
Investigators' Report Part II: Sensitivity Analyses (PDF) (2.3 MB)
Contrary to information in the report, Appendices for Part II are not yet available on our website. Printed copies may be requested by contacting HEI at pubs@healtheffects.org. Please specify the Reanalysis Special Report, Part II, and the title of the Appendix.

Diesel Emissions and Lung Cancer: Epidemiology and Quantitative Risk Assessment.
Report of the Diesel Epidemiology Expert Panel. June 1999.
PDF files (9/16/99) Full report (PDF) (663 KB) • Executive Summary (658 KB) exit EPA

Atmospheric Observations: Helping Build the Scientific Basis for Decisions Related to Airborne Particulate Matter.
Report of the PM Measurements Research Workshop. Published by the Health
Effects Institute and the Aeronomy Laboratory of the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration. October 1998.

Particulate Air Pollution and Daily Mortality: Analyses of the Effects of Weather and Multiple Air Pollutants.
The Phase I.B Report of the Particle Epidemiology Evaluation Project. March 1997.
Statement exit EPA

The Potential Health Effects of Oxygenates Added to Gasoline. A Review of the Current Literature.
A Special Report of the Institute's Oxygenates Evaluation Committee. April 1996.
Executive Summary exit EPA

Particulate Air Pollution and Daily Mortality: Replication and Validation of Selected Studies.
The Phase I.A Report of the Particle Epidemiology Evaluation Project. August 1995.
Statement exit EPA

Diesel Exhaust: Critical Analysis of Emissions, Exposure, and Health Effects.
April 1995. Executive Summary exit EPA

Do Electric or Magnetic Fields Cause Adverse Health Effects?
HEI's Research Plan to Narrow the Uncertainties. June 1993.

Asbestos in Public and Commercial Buildings:
A Literature Review and Synthesis of Current Knowledge. 1991.
Supplementary Analyses of Selected Data Previously Considered by the Literature
Review Panel. 1992.

Gasoline Vapor Exposure and Human Cancer: Evaluation of Existing Scientific Information and
Recommendations for Future Research. September 1985. Supplement January
1988.

Automotive Methanol Vapors and Human Health: An Evaluation of Existing Scientific Information and Issues for Future Research. May 1987.

 

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