Full Description
This annually updated CD-ROM translates over 50,000 pages of data into a comprehensive, current, easy-to-use compendium of the mitigation of health effects, data gaps, and all available health data. ATSDR's Toxicological Profiles on CD-ROM, Version 5:1 2003 contains 170 final profiles, covering the toxicological effects of hazardous substances, chemicals, and compounds. Extensively peer-reviewed, this work is fully indexed and easily searchable. A complete database of toxicological and epidemiological information, this CD-ROM is the only one organized by route of exposure - inhalation, oral, and dermal. Each profile includes an examination, summary, and interpretation of available toxicological and epidemiological data evaluations on the hazardous substance.
Contents
ATSDR's Toxicological Profiles on CD-ROM now includes:AmericiumAtrazineCesiumChlorine DioxideIodineMalathionPyrethrinsStrontiumSynthetic Vitreous FibersThe following profiles have been updated:Aldrin DieldrinAmmoniaAsbestosBenzidineBerylliumCobaltCopperCreosote (Wood), Coal Tar Creosote, Coal Tar, Coal Tar Pitch, and Coal Tar Pitch VolatilesDDT-DDE-DDD1,2-DichloroethaneDi (2-Ethylhexyl) Phthalate (DEHP)Di-n-ButylphthalateFluorides, Hydrogen Fluoride, and FluorineHexachlorobenzeneMethoxychlorMethyl ParathionMustard GasPentachlorophenolPolybrominated Byphenyls and Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers (PBBs and PBDEs)SeleniumALL profiles have been updated with four new sections addressing children's health issues:Section 1.7 How Can (Chemical X) Affect Children?Section 1.8 How Can Families Reduce the Risk of Exposure to (Chemical X)?Section 3.7 Children's SusceptibilitySection 6.6 Exposures of Children
