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Shanghai Health Study Overview the study; that confidentiality is preserved, and that researchers are working with local regulatory authorities to improve worker safety. An Ethics Panel is part of the oversight for the project and includes a Chinese bioethicist. CulturaliPolitical- A key to this program's success is local partnerships. Collaborators on these studies include researchers from the Medical School at Fudan University, the Institute for Public Health Supervision, and the Shanghai Municipal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (the latter two are responsible for occupational exposure monitoring and enforcement in Shanghai). Funding: Funding for the project will be handled by a consortium of interested stakeholders, with shares determined by size of the benzene related operations ofthe contributing organization. The proposed funding formula was devised based on the assumption that most of the support will come from the petroleum and petrochemical industries. It is anticipated to take five years to complete the project, and that the costs will be highest in the first years ofthe project. For More Information: Please contact anyone of the following individuals. Patrick Beatty Bill Frick Myron Harrison Chris Roythome Lorraine Twerdok Chevron Texaco API ExxonMobil BP API pwbe(2Vchevrontexaco.com frick!iiJapi.om: mvron.c.Harrison(akxxonmobil.com rovthorcra;bp .com twerdokViiJapi.om: + 1 510-242-7037 + 1 202-682-8240 + 1 972-444-1673 + 44 (0)20 74964126 +1 202-682-8344 April 3, 2002 - 2- SH ELL-MCCLU RG-059905