Summary data for 2015 priority list of hazardous substances
HERO ID
4259681
Reference Type
Technical Report
Year
2015
Language
English
| HERO ID | 4259681 |
|---|---|
| Year | 2015 |
| Title | Summary data for 2015 priority list of hazardous substances |
| Authoring Organization | Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry |
| Publisher Text | U.S. Department of Health & Human Services |
| City | Washington, DC |
| Abstract | The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) section 104 (i), as amended by the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act (SARA), requires ATSDR and the EPA to prepare a list, in order of priority, of substances that are most commonly found at facilities on the National Priorities List (NPL) and which are determined to pose the most significant potential threat to human health due to their known or suspected toxicity and potential for human exposure at these NPL sites. CERCLA also requires this list to be revised periodically to reflect additional information on hazardous substances. In CERCLA, it is called the priority list of hazardous substances that will be candidates for toxicological profiles. This substance priority list is revised and published on a 2-year basis, with a yearly informal review and revision. (No list was published in 2009 while ATSDR transitioned to a new agency science database.) Each substance on the list is a candidate to become the subject of a toxicological profile prepared by ATSDR. The listing algorithm prioritizes substances based on frequency of occurrence at NPL sites, toxicity, and potential for human exposure to the substances found at NPL sites. |
| Url | https://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/spl/resources/2015_atsdr_substance_priority_list.html |
| Is Certified Translation | No |
| Dupe Override | No |
| Is Public | Yes |
| Language Text | English |