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Keynote Address.- Keynote Address.- Session 1: Ambient Air.- Bioassay of Particulate Organic Matter from Ambient Air.- Collection, Chemical Fractionation, and Mutagenicity Bioassay of Ambient Air Particulate.- Evaluation of Collection and Extraction Methods for Mutagenesis Studies on Ambient Air Pariculate.- Integration of the Ames Bioassay and Chemical Analyses in an Epidemiological Cancer Incidence Study.- Mutagenicity of Airborne Particulate Matter in Relationship to Traffic and Meteorological Conditions.- Dectection of Genetically Toxic Metals by a Microtiter Microbial DNA Repair Assay.- A Culture System for the Direct Exposure of Mammalian Cells to Airborne Pollutants.- Session 2: Drinking Water and Aqueous Effluents.- Is Drinking Water a Significant Source of Human Exposure to Chemical Carcinogens and Mutagens?.- Alternative Strategies and Methods for Concentrating Chemicals from Water.- Detection of Organic Mutagens in Water Residues.- Short-term Methods for Assessing In Vivo Carcinogenic Activity of Complex Mixtures.- The Initiating and Promoting Activity of Chemicals Isolated from Drinking Waters in the Sencar Mouse: A Five-city Survey.- Aqueous Effluent Concentration for Application to Biotest Systems.- Session 3: Terrestrial Systems.- Potential Utility of Plant Test Systems for Environmental Monitoring: An Overview.- Arabidopsis Assay of Environmental Mutagens.- Soybean System for Testing the Genetic Effects of Industrial Emissions and Liquid Effluents.- Mutagenicity of Nitrogen Compounds from Synthetic Crude Oils: Collection, Separation, and Biological Testing.- The Detection of Potential Genetic Hazards in Complex Environmental Mixtures Using Plant Cytogenetics and Microbial Mutagenesis Assays.- Session 4: Mobile Sources.- Short-term Carcinogenesis and Mutagenesis Bioassays of Mobile-source Emissions.- Tumorigenesis of Diesel Exhaust, Gasoline Exhaust, and Related Emission Extracts on Sencar Mouse Skin.- Bacterial Mutagenesis and the Evaluation of Mobile-source Emissions.- Comparison of the Mutagenic Activity in Carbon Particulate Matter and in Diesel and Gasoline Engine Exhaust.- Mutagenic Effects of Environmental Particulates in the CHO/HGPRT System.- A Preliminary Study of the Clastogenic Effects of Diesel Exhaust Fumes Using the Tradescantia Micronucleus Bioassay.- Ability of Liver Homogenates and Proteins to Reduce the Mutagenic Effect of Diesel Exhaust Particulates.- Session 5: Stationary Sources.- Bioassays of Effluents from Stationary Sources: An Overview.- Coal Fly Ash as a Model Complex Mixture for Short-term Bioassay.- Possible Effects of Collection Methods and Sample Preparation on Level 1 Health Effects Testing of Complex Mixtures.- Biological Monitoring of Fluidized Bed Coal Combustion Operations I. Increased Mutagenicity During Periods of Incomplete Combustion.- Biological Monitoring of Fluidized Bed Coal Combustion Operations II. Mammalian Responses Following Exposure to Gaseous Effluents.- In Vitro and In Vivo Evaluation of Potential Toxicity of Industrial Particles.- Mutagenicity and Carcinogenicity of a Recently Characterized Carbon Black Adsorbate: Cyclopenta(cd)pyrene.- Mutagenicity of Coal Gasification and Liquefaction Products.- Session 6: Hazard Assessment.- The Role of Short-term Tests in Assessing the Human Health Hazards of Environmental Chemicals: An Overview.- The International Program for the Evaluation of Short-term Tests for Carcinogenicity (IPESTTC).- Sperm Assays in Man and Other Mammals as Indicators of Chemically Induced Testicular Dysfunction.- Assessing Carcinogenic Risk Resulting from Complex Mixtures.