2002 Almanac (page 209) Table 5-1 Toxic Air Contaminant Unit Risk Factors Toxic Air Contaminant Unit Risk Factors Toxic Air Contaminant Unit Risk/Million People* Acetaldehyde 2.7 Benzene 29 "1,3-Butadiene" 170 Carbon Tetrachloride 42 Chromium (Hexavalent) "150,000" para-Dichlorobenzene 11 Formaldehyde 6 Methylene Chloride 1 Perchloroethylene 5.9 Diesel Particulate Matter 300** * The Unit Risk represents the number of excess cancers per million people per microgram per cubic meter TAC concentration over a 70-year lifetime exposure. ** A diesel particulate matter unit risk value of 300 is used as a reasonable estimate "in the ""Risk Reduction Plan to Reduce Particulate Matter Emissions from Diesel-Fueled" " Engines and Vehicles"" (ARB, October 2000)."