Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry Information Center, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - ATSDR

Organization URL(s)

cdcinfo@cdc.gov
www.atsdr.cdc.gov/  

Other Contact Information

4770 Buford Hwy NE
Atlanta, GA 30341

800-CDC-INFO (Voice - Toll-free, 800-232-4636)
404-498-0110 (Voice)
404-498-0093 (FAX)
888-232-6348 (Voice - TTY)

Description

The role of this agency is to implement the laws that protect the public from hazardous wastes and environmental spills of hazardous substances. ATSDR is charged under the Superfund Act of 1980 to assess the presence and nature of health hazards at specific Superfund sites, to help prevent or reduce further exposure and the illnesses that result from such exposures, and to expand the knowledge base about health effects from exposure to hazardous substances.

Online Resources

• Alaska Traditional Diet Project
  http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/alaska/
• Arsenic in Private Drinking-Water Wells
  http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dpd/healthywater/factsheets/arsenic.htm
• Environmental Health Web Resources (Information Center Bookmarks)
  http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/icbkmark.html
• Formaldehyde Patient Information
  http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/mhmi/mmg111.html#bookmark05
• Glossary of Terms - Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ASTDR)
  http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/glossary.html
• Guide to the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) - Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (CDC/ATSDR)
  http://www.cdc.gov/od/foia/foidir.htm
• Hazardous Substance Release/Health Effects Database
  http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/hazdat.html
• Hazardous Waste Sites and Children's Health Risks
  http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/child/atsdrpage2.html
• HEY, KIDS! -- Facts About Toxic Chemicals and the Environment
  http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/child/ochheykids.html
• Office of Tribal Affairs
  http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/tribal/
• ToxFAQs for Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs)
  http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/tfacts17.html
• ToxFAQs: Information on Toxic Substances
  http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/toxfaq.html
• ToxFAQs™: Asbestos
  http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/tfacts61.html

Print Resources

ATSDR publications include: Hazardous Substances & Public Health; A Primer on Health Risk Communication Principles and Practices; Case Studies in Environmental Medicine Case; ATSDR ToxFAQs; ATSDR Agency Profile and Annual Report; and ATSDR Biennial Report to Congress.

Related Topics

Asbestos Environmental Health Formaldehyde Health Hazards Polychlorinated Biphenyls Public Health Toxic Substance Waste Management Environmental Justice Hazardous Waste Disease Registry Hazardous Materials Environment Arsenic

Review Date

Fri May 16, 2008