HazDat Database
- Author:
- Sandra Susten
- Subject:
- Science and Technology
- Institution Name:
- Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
- Collection:
- DLESE Community Service Center (SERC)
- Grade Level:
- Post-secondary
- Abstract:
HazDat, the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry's (ATSDR) Hazardous Substance Release/Health Effects Database, is the scientific and administrative database developed to provide access to information on the release of hazardous substances from Superfund sites or from emergency events and on the effects of hazardous substances on the health of human populations. The following information is included in HazDat: site characteristics, activities and site events, contaminants found, contaminant media and maximum concentration levels, impact on population, community health concerns, ATSDR public health threat categorization, ATSDR recommendations, environmental fate of hazardous substances, exposure routes, and physical hazards at the site/event. Users can search data by site activity, site contamination, toxicological profiles and public health assessments text.
- Course Type:
- Learning Module
- Languages:
- English
- Material Type:
- Readings
- Media Format:
- Text/HTML
- Conditions of Use:
- Public Domain
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