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1-5. Directeur-Generaal van de Volksgezondheid 6. Dr. J.M. de Stoppelaar, Ministerie van VWS 7. Voorzitter van de Gezondheidsraad, Rijswijk.

8. Directie RIVM

9. Prof. dr. ir. D. Kromhout, sector directeur VCV, RIVM 10. Dr. C. de Heer, TNO Voeding, Zeist

11. Dr. E.D. Kroese, TNO Voeding, Zeist 12. Prof. dr. V.J. Feron, TNO Voeding, Zeist 13. Dr. P.W. van Vliet, Gezondheidsraad, Rijswijk 14. Dr. S.M. Potting, Ministerie van VWS

15. Dr. H. Roelfzema, Ministerie van VWS

16. Dr. C. van den Bogaard, Ministerie van VROM 17. Dr. L.A.C. de Bruijn, Ministerie van VROM 18. Dr. J. van Zorge, Ministerie van VROM 19. Dr. R.O.M. van Loo, Ministerie van VROM 20. Dr. T. Blom, Ministerie van VROM

21. Dr. A. Bongers, Ministerie van SZW 22. Dr. E. vd Stegen, Ministerie van SZW 23. Dr. R.M.C. Theelen, Ministerie van LNV 24. Dr. H. de Wijs, Ministerie van V&W 25. Drs. T.F.M. Woeltjes, Ministerie van V&W 26. Dr. A.J. Baars, SIR-RIVM

27. Drs. A.G.A.C. Knaap, SIR-RIVM 28. Drs. J.C.H. van Eijkeren, SIR-RIVM 29. Dr. F.X.R. van Leeuwen, SIR-RIVM 30. Dr. ir. M.N. Pieters, SIR-RIVM 31. Dr. A.J.A.M. Sips, SIR-RIVM 32. Dr. ir. M.J. Zeilmaker, SIR-RIVM 33. Dr. ir. M.W.M.M. Ruijten, LBM-RIVM 34. Dr. W.H. Könemann, CSR-RIVM 35. Drs. T.G. Vermeire, CSR-RIVM 36. Dr. J. van Benthem, TOX-RIVM 37. Dr. ing. H.J. van Kranen, TOX-RIVM 38. C.F. van Kreyl, TOX-RIVM

39. Dr. P.W. Wester, TOX-RIVM

40. Dr. R. van Gorcum, RIKILT, Wageningen

41. Depot Nederlandse Publikaties en Nederlandse Bibliografie, Den Haag 42. SBC/Communicatie

5,90UHSRUW SDJHRI 43. Bureau Rapportenregistratie 44. Bibliotheek RIVM 45-54. Bureau Rapportenbeheer 55-56. Auteurs 57-60. Reserve-exemplaren