Chapter 5 "Toxic Air Contaminant Emissions, Air Quality, and Health Risk" Table 5-1 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)."