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Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry: Toxic Substances Portal

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RESOURCE: Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry: Toxic Substances Portal

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Updated: February 10, 2012, 1:04 pm
Topics: Toxicology Environmental Monitoring Human Health Environmental Health Consumer Issues Environmental Chemistry Uses Of Chemicals Biosecurity
Grade Level: General Public
Content Source: Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry

Search toxic substances by Chemical Abstracts Service Number (CAS#), substance name, synonym, or tradename.

Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry's
Toxic Substances Portal

The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) has designed the Toxic Substances Portal with features that include intuitive search functions that make it easier for the public and ATSDR's public health partners to find information related to toxic substances and possible health effects.

Features of the Portal include:

Resources by health effect and chemical class:

Resources by audience:

  • Community Members can discover information about a chemical of concern and health effects they might experience as a result of exposure. 
  • Toxicological and Public Health Professionals can use the Portal as a source of information about chemical toxicity and associated health risk levels of the chemicals. 
  • Emergency Responders can locate publications that help first responders, emergency department physicians and other professionals who manage sudden chemical exposure incidents.
  • Health Care Professionals can locate free evidence-based medical education courses that address clinical health effects of hazardous substances.

There are easy ways to search the Portal:

 
 

 

Citation

Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (Lead Author);Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (Content Source); "Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry: Toxic Substances Portal". In: Encyclopedia of Earth. Eds. Cutler J. Cleveland (Washington, D.C.: Environmental Information Coalition, National Council for Science and the Environment). [First published in the Encyclopedia of Earth February 9, 2012; Last revised Date February 10, 2012; Retrieved June 18, 2013 <http://www.eoearth.org/resources/view/173203/?topic=49574>

The Author

Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease RegistryThe mission of the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), as an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is to serve the public by using the best science, taking responsive public health actions, and providing trusted health information to prevent harmful exposures and disease related to toxic substances. ATSDR is the principal federal public health agency involved with hazardous waste issues. The agency helps prevent or reduce the harmful effects of exposu ... (Full Bio)

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