April 2004 |
Toxicological Profile |
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Americium |
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Toxicological
Profile Information |
The ATSDR toxicological profile succinctly
characterizes the toxicologic and adverse health effects information
for the hazardous substance described here. Each peer-reviewed
profile identifies and reviews the key literature that describes
a hazardous substance's toxicologic properties. Other pertinent
literature is also presented, but is described in less detail
than the key studies. The complete list of topics covered
(chapter titles) is shown at the left and in more detail further
down this page.
The focus of the profile is on health and toxicologic information.
Therefore, each profile begins with a
Public Health Statement that summarizes in nontechnical
language, a substance's relevant properties.
A useful two page information sheet, the
ToxFAQs™, is also available.
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Toxicological
Profile Access |
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Toxicological
Profile Contents |
The table of contents and list of individual
PDF files are given below. The whole profile in one large
PDF file is here:
2.1MB
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Preface
536k |
- Disclamer
Update Statement
Foreword
Quick reference for health care providers
Contributors
Peer review
Contents
List of figures
List of tables
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1.
Public Health Statement
140k |
- 1.1 What is this substance?
1.2 What happens to it when it enters the environment?
1.3 How might I be exposed to it?
1.4 How can it enter and leave my body?
1.5 How can it affect my health?
1.6 How can it affect children?
1.7 How can families reduce the risk or exposure to it?
1.8 Is there a medical test to determine whether I have
been exposed to it?
1.9 What recommendations has the federal government made
to protect human health?
1.10 Where can I get more information?
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2.
Relevance to Public Health
148k |
- 2.1 Background and environmental exposures
to it in the United States
2.2 Summary of health effects
2.3 Minimal risk levels
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3.
Health Effects
710k |
- 3.1 Introduction
3.2 Discussion of health effects by route of exposure
3.3 Genotoxicity
3.4 Toxicokinetics
3.5 Mechanisms of action
3.6 Endocrine disruption
3.7 Children's susceptibility
3.8 Biomarkers of exposure and effect
3.9 Interactions with other chemicals
3.10 Populations that are unusually susceptible
3.11 Methods for reducing toxic effects
3.12 Adequacy of the database
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4.
Chemical and Physical Information
135k |
- 4.1 Chemical Identity
4.2 Physical, chemical and radiological properties
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5.
Production, Import, Use, and Disposal
226k |
- 5.1 Production
5.2 Import / Export
5.3 Use
5.4 Disposal
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6. Potential
for Human Exposure
513k |
- 6.1 Overview
6.2 Releases to the environment
6.3 Environmental fate
6.4 Levels monitored or estimated in the environment
6.5 General population and occupational exposure
6.6 Exposures of children
6.7 Populations with potentially high exposures
6.8 Adequacy of the database
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7. Analytical
Methods
406k |
- 7.1 Biological materials
7.2 Environmental samples
7.3 Adequacy of the database
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8. Regulations
and Advisories
145k |
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9. References
308k |
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10. Glossary
282k |
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Appendices
330k |
- A. ATSDR minimal risk level worksheets
B. User's guide
C. Acronyms, abbreviations, and symbols
D. Overview of basic radiation physics, chemistry, and biology
E. Index
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Reference |
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease
Registry (ATSDR). 2004. Toxicological profile for Americium.
Atlanta, GA: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services,
Public Health Service.
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Disclaimer |
All ATSDR toxicological profile PDF files
are electronic conversions from paper copy or other electronic
ASCII text files. This conversion may have resulted in character
translation or format errors. Users are referred to the original
paper copy of the toxicological profile for the official text,
figures, and tables. Original paper copies can be obtained
via the directions on the toxicological
profile home page, which also contains other important
information about the profiles.
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Where can
I get more information? |
ATSDR can tell you where to find occupational
and environmental health clinics. Their specialists can recognize,
evaluate, and treat illnesses resulting from exposure to hazardous
substances. You can also contact your community or state health
or environmental quality department if you have any more questions
or concerns.
For more information, contact:
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Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
Division of Toxicology
1600 Clifton Road NE, Mailstop F-32
Atlanta, GA 30333
Phone: 1-888-42-ATSDR (1-888-422-8737)
FAX: (770)-488-4178
Email: ATSDRIC@cdc.gov
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