The ATSDR Public Health Statements (PHSs) listed
below are a series of summaries about hazardous substances developed
by the ATSDR Division of Toxicology. The information in these PHSs
has been taken from Chapter One of their respective ATSDR Toxicological
Profiles. Each Public Health Statement serves as a summary for that
complete Toxicological Profile. The PHSs provide information in
a question and answer format which address the most frequently asked
questions about exposure to hazardous substances found around hazardous
waste sites and the effects of exposure on human health.
Each PHS is available in both the standard
HTML format below or in the PDF format. This PDF format requires
Adobe
Acrobat Reader,
which can be downloaded free from the Adobe web site.
You can get further information on our web
site about all the ATSDR
Toxicological Profiles and how they are developed. You can also
get a shorter, more popular version of the PHSs, called the ToxFAQs™,
from the ToxFAQs™
home page as well as from the PHSs links below.
What else can ATSDR do?
ATSDR can tell you where to find occupational
and environmental health clinics. Specialists in these clinics can
recognize, evaluate, and treat illnesses resulting from exposure
to hazardous substances. You can also contact your community or
state health or environmental quality department if you have any
more questions or concerns.
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which can be downloaded free from the Adobe web site.