Agency for Toxic Substances & Disease Registry (ATSDR)

http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov

800-232-4636

Serves the general public in the U.S. ATSDR is a federal public health agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

ATSDR is directed by congressional mandate to perform specific functions concerning the effect on public health of hazardous substances in the environment. These functions include public health assessments of waste sites, health consultations concerning specific hazardous substances, health surveillance and registries, response to emergency releases of hazardous substances, applied research in support of public health assessments, information development and dissemination, and education and training concerning hazardous substances.