Tools

Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) ToxFAQT

• The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) ToxFAQ™ is a series of summaries about hazardous substances.
• The fact sheets were developed by the ATSDR Division of Toxicology.
  
• Information for this series is excerpted from the ATSDR Toxicological Profiles & Public Health Statements. Each fact sheet serves as a quick and easy-to-understand guide.
  
• Answers are provided to the most frequently asked questions (FAQs) about exposure to hazardous substances found around most hazardous waste sites and the effects of exposure on human health.

ATSDR's ToxFAQs™
can be found on their website. You can search for particular ToxFAQ™ by using the Search ToxFAQs link on the left of the page or by scrolling through the Index of ToxFAQs.

For a discussion of exposure risks, refer to Chapter 1 of the Guide.