Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-000721",
  "term": "Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) is charged under the Superfund Act to assess the presence and nature of health hazards at specific Superfund sites, to help prevent or reduce further exposure and the illnesses that result from such exposures, and to expand the knowledge base about health effects from exposure to hazardous substances.\n\n2. See http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/. As the lead Agency within the Public Health Service for implementing the health-related provisions of CERCLA, the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry is charged under the Superfund Act to assess the presence and nature of health hazards at specific Superfund sites, to help prevent or reduce further exposure and the illnesses that result from such exposures, and to expand the knowledge base about health effects from exposure to hazardous substances.\n\n3. A principal federal public health agency involved with hazardous waste issues, responsible for preventing or reducing the harmful effects of exposure to hazardous substances on human health and quality of life. ATSDR is part of Center for Disease Control and Prevention which is part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.",
  "abbreviation": "ATSDR",
  "subject": "Land, waste and cleanup",
  "references": [
    "RCRA Glossary of Terms",
    "Superfund Acronyms",
    "Glossary of Asbestos-related Terms and Acronyms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/agency-for-toxic-substances-and-disease-registry/"
}