Fact sheet that answers the most frequently asked questions about a contaminant and its health effects.

Summary about a hazardous substance taken from Chapter One of its respective ATSDR Toxicological Profile.

The Intel Corporation manufactures 12 inch semiconductor wafers at its Rio Rancho New Mexico facility at 4100 Sara Road. This facility is located approximately 15 miles north of Albuquerque near commercial and residential areas of Rio Rancho and Corrales. Intel Corporation started Rio Rancho operations in 1980. Intel’s Rio Rancho facility is the largest private industrial employer in New Mexico and includes more than four million square feet of manufacturing and office space. Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) estimates that approximately 12,011 people live within 1 mile of the site.

Succinctly characterizes the toxicologic and adverse health effects information for a hazardous substance.

The purpose of Toxicological Profiles Addenda is to provide, to the public and other federal, state, and local agencies a non-peer reviewed supplement of the scientific data that were published in the open peer-reviewed literature since the release of the profile.

Prioritization of substances based on a combination of their frequency, toxicity, and potential for human exposure at National Priorities List (NPL) sites.

The MRL is an estimate of the daily human exposure to a hazardous substance that is likely to be without appreciable risk of adverse, non-cancer health effects over a specified duration of exposure. The information in this MRL serves as a screening tool to help public health professionals decide where to look more closely to evaluate possible risk of adverse health effects from human exposure.