Agency for Toxic Substances and
Disease Registry: An agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services under the Public Health Service that works with states and
other federal agencies to prevent exposure to hazardous substances from waste
sites. The agency conducts public health assessments, health studies,
surveillance activities, and health education training in communities around
waste sites on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's National Priorities
List. ATSDR also has developed toxicological profiles of hazardous chemicals found at these sites. Established: 1980. Headquarters: Atlanta, GA.
Disease Registry: An agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services under the Public Health Service that works with states and
other federal agencies to prevent exposure to hazardous substances from waste
sites. The agency conducts public health assessments, health studies,
surveillance activities, and health education training in communities around
waste sites on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's National Priorities
List. ATSDR also has developed toxicological profiles of hazardous chemicals found at these sites. Established: 1980. Headquarters: Atlanta, GA.
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