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in ensuring that these rules are followed.

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WHO TASK GROUP ON ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
CRITERIA FOR PALLADIUM
Members
Professor Werner Aberer, Department of Dermatology, University of Graz,
Graz, Austria
Dr Janet Kielhorn, Fraunhofer Institute for Toxicology and Aerosol
Research, Hanover, Germany (Co-Rapporteur)
Assistant Professor Patrick Koch, Department of Dermatology, Saarland
University Hospital, Homburg/Saar, Germany
Dr Jorma Maki-Paakkanen, Department of Environmental Medicine,
National Public Health Institute, Kuopio, Finland
Mr Heath Malcolm, Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, Monks Wood,
Abbots Ripton, Huntingdon, United Kingdom (Co-Rapporteur)
Professor Gunnar Nordberg, Unit of Environmental Medicine, Department
of Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Umea University, Umea,
Sweden (Chairman)
Professor John C. Wataha, Department of Oral Rehabilitation, School of
Dentistry, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, Georgia, USA
Dr Mark White, Health and Safety Laboratory, Sheffield, United Kingdom
Secretariat
Mr Yoshikazu Hayashi, International Programme on Chemical Safety,
World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland

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Dr Detlef Keller, Fraunhofer Institute for Toxicology and Aerosol Research,
Hanover, Germany
Dr Inge Mangelsdorf, Fraunhofer Institute for Toxicology and Aerosol
Research, Hanover, Germany
Dr Christine Melber, Fraunhofer Institute for Toxicology and Aerosol
Research, Hanover, Germany
Professor Fedor Vali
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, WHO/IPCS Scientific Adviser, Department of
Environmental and Occupational Health, Andrija Štampar School of
Public Health, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia (Responsible
Officer)
Observer
Dr Peter Linnett, Johnson Matthey plc, Royston, United Kingdom

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ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH CRITERIA FOR
PALLADIUM
A Task Group on Environmental Health Criteria for Palladium met at the
Fraunhofer Institute for Toxicology  and Aerosol Research, Hanover, Germany,
from 8 to 12 May  2000. Professor H. Muhle, Deputy Director, Fraunhofer
Institute  for  Toxicology   and  Aerosol  Research,  opened the meeting and
welcomed the participants on behalf of the host institution. Professor F. Vali
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welcomed the participants on behalf of the Director, IPCS, and the heads of
the three cooperating organizations of the IPCS (UNEP/ILO/WHO). The Task
Group reviewed and revised the draft of the monograph, made an evaluation
of the risks for human health and the environment from exposure to palladium
and made recommendations for health protection and further research.
The first draft was prepared by Dr Christine Melber, Dr Detlef Keller
and Dr Inge Mangelsdorf, Fraunhofer Institute for Toxicology  and Aerosol
Research, Hanover, Germany. The second draft was also prepared by the same
authors, incorporating comments received following the circulation of the first
draft to the IPCS Contact Points for Environmental Health Criteria
monographs. 
Professor F. Vali
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 was responsible for the overall scientific content of
the monograph, and Dr P.G. Jenkins, IPCS Central Unit, was responsible for
coordinating the technical editing of the monograph.
The efforts of all who helped in the preparation and finalization of the
monograph are gratefully acknowledged.  
 

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