The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) is directed by congressional mandate to perform specific functions concerning the effect on public health of hazardous substances in the environment. These functions include public health assessments of waste sites, health consultations concerning specific hazardous substances, health surveillance and registries, response to emergency releases of hazardous substances, applied research in support of public health assessments, information development and dissemination, and education and training concerning hazardous substances.
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- Priority List of Hazardous Substances A list of substances that are most commonly found at facilities on the National Priorities List (NPL) and which are determined to pose the most significant potential threat to human health due to their known or suspected toxicity and potential for human exposure at these sites.
- Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) Agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services directed by Congress to perform specific functions concerning the effect on public health of hazardous substances in the environment.
- A Toxicology Curriculum for Communities A train the trainer's manual.
- Public Health Assessments (PHA) and Consultations Investigate if people are exposed to hazardous substances and, if so, whether that exposure is harmful and should be stopped or reduced.
- The Assessment Process: An Interactive Learning Program An overview of the public health assessment process that the ATSDR uses to evaluate whether people will be harmed by hazardous materials from waste sites or from other places where hazardous substances have been spilled or released into the environment.
- Geographic Analysis Tool for Health and Environmental Research (GATHER) A spatial data access tool that provides access to spatial data pertinent to the analysis and exploration of public health issues.
- Substances Most Frequently Found in Completed Exposure Pathways at Hazardous Waste Sites The CEP ranking lists the number of sites at which a substance has been found in a completed exposure pathway.
- Case Studies in Environmental Medicine (CSEM) Self-instructional publications designed to increase the primary care provider's knowledge of hazardous substances in the environment.
- Documents Dealing with the Isla de Vieques Bombing Range Press releases, fact sheets, medical studies, public health assessments, records, other agencies, and general information.
- Managing Hazardous Materials Incidents (MHMI) Recommendations for on-scene (prehospital), and hospital medical management of patients exposed during a hazardous materials incident.
- ToxFAQs Frequently asked questions about contaminants found at hazardous waste sites.
- Public Health Statements (PHS) Information about contaminants found at hazardous waste sites.
- Toxicological Profiles Characterization of the toxicologic and adverse health effects of hazardous substances.
- Medical Management Guidelines for Acute Chemical Exposures The MMGs are intended to aid healthcare professionals involved in emergency response to effectively decontaminate patients, protect themselves and others from contamination, communicate with other involved personnel, efficiently transport patients to a medical facility, and provide competent medical evaluation and treatment to exposed persons.
- Interaction Profiles for Toxic Substances A guidance manual that outlines the latest methods for assessing exposure to chemical mixtures.