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|OrganizationType=Independent Agencies
|OrganizationType=Independent Agencies
|Mission=ATSDR serves the public by using the best science, taking responsive public health actions, and providing trusted health information to prevent harmful exposures and diseases related to toxic substances. It aims to protect communities from adverse health effects due to exposure to hazardous substances.
|Mission=ATSDR serves the public by using the best science, taking responsive public health actions, and providing trusted health information to prevent harmful exposures and diseases related to toxic substances. It aims to protect communities from adverse health effects due to exposure to hazardous substances.
|ParentOrganization=United States Department of Health and Human Services; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
|ParentOrganization=Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
|TopOrganization=Department of Health and Human Services
|CreationLegislation=Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) of 1980
|CreationLegislation=Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) of 1980
|Employees=400
|Employees=400
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:* Boston ('''Region 1''': Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont)
:* Boston ('''Region 1''': Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont)
:* New York and [[Edison, New Jersey]] ('''Region 2''': New Jersey, New York, [[Puerto Rico]], [[U.S. Virgin Islands]])
:* New York and [[Edison, New Jersey]] ('''Region 2''': New Jersey, New York, [[Puerto Rico]], [[U.S. Virgin Islands]])
:* [[Philadelphia]] ('''Region 3''': Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia)
:* Philadelphia ('''Region 3''': Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia)
:* Atlanta ('''Region 4''': Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee)
:* Atlanta ('''Region 4''': Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee)
:* Chicago ('''Region 5''': Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin)
:* Chicago ('''Region 5''': Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin)
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====ALS Registry====
====ALS Registry====
ATSDR is starting a new registry for people with [[amyotrophic lateral sclerosis]] (also known as ALS or Lou Gehrig's Disease). President [[George W. Bush]] signed the ALS Registry Act, which provided for establishment of the registry, on October 8, 2008.<ref name=ALSact>{{Cite news |url=http://www.alsa.org/news/article.cfm?id=1365 |title=ALS Registry Act Signed by President |newspaper=ALS Association |date=October 10, 2008 |access-date=September 16, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110223211937/http://www.alsa.org/news/article.cfm?id=1365 |archive-date=February 23, 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref> It is hoped that the registry will provide information on the prevalence of ALS and lead to a better understanding of factors that may be associated with the disease.<ref name=ALSfaq>{{cite web|url=http://wwwn.cdc.gov/ALS/ALSFAQ.aspx |title=Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: Frequently Asked Questions |author =Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Control | date=October 8, 2009}}</ref> The agency began registering people for the registry on October 20, 2010.<ref name=ALSlaunch>{{Cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2010-oct-22-la-heb-als-20101021-story.html |title=New registry for ALS patients collects data in hopes of discovering disease's cause |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |author =Mary Forgione | date=October 22, 2010}}</ref>
ATSDR is starting a new registry for people with [[amyotrophic lateral sclerosis]] (also known as ALS or Lou Gehrig's Disease). President George W. Bush signed the ALS Registry Act, which provided for establishment of the registry, on October 8, 2008.<ref name=ALSact>{{Cite news |url=http://www.alsa.org/news/article.cfm?id=1365 |title=ALS Registry Act Signed by President |newspaper=ALS Association |date=October 10, 2008 |access-date=September 16, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110223211937/http://www.alsa.org/news/article.cfm?id=1365 |archive-date=February 23, 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref> It is hoped that the registry will provide information on the prevalence of ALS and lead to a better understanding of factors that may be associated with the disease.<ref name=ALSfaq>{{cite web|url=http://wwwn.cdc.gov/ALS/ALSFAQ.aspx |title=Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: Frequently Asked Questions |author =Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Control | date=October 8, 2009}}</ref> The agency began registering people for the registry on October 20, 2010.<ref name=ALSlaunch>{{Cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2010-oct-22-la-heb-als-20101021-story.html |title=New registry for ALS patients collects data in hopes of discovering disease's cause |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |author =Mary Forgione | date=October 22, 2010}}</ref>


===Surveillance===
===Surveillance===
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=== West Lake Landfill, Missouri ===
=== West Lake Landfill, Missouri ===
In 2015, ATSDR released a report, based on [[EPA]] data, declaring no health risk to communities near [[West Lake Landfill]]. The agency's assessment contradicted findings from scientific investigations initiated by the Missouri attorney general and affected residents, who started organizing in 2012 when an underground fire in the landfill raised awareness of radioactive material and high rates of childhood cancer. [[Republic Services]], one of the parties responsible for the landfill, has cited the report to argue against the removal of toxic waste.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=Dowdell |first=Jaimi |last2=Pell |first2=M.B. |last3=Lesser |first3=Benjamin |last4=Conlin |first4=Michelle |last5=Quinton |first5=Pheobe |last6=Cunningham |first6=Waylon |date=August 7, 2024 |title=How a US health agency became a shield for polluters |url=https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/usa-pollution-atsdr-landfill/ |work=[[Reuters]]}}</ref>
In 2015, ATSDR released a report, based on [[EPA]] data, declaring no health risk to communities near [[West Lake Landfill]]. The agency's assessment contradicted findings from scientific investigations initiated by the Missouri attorney general and affected residents, who started organizing in 2012 when an underground fire in the landfill raised awareness of radioactive material and high rates of childhood cancer. [[Republic Services]], one of the parties responsible for the landfill, has cited the report to argue against the removal of toxic waste.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=Dowdell |first=Jaimi |last2=Pell |first2=M.B. |last3=Lesser |first3=Benjamin |last4=Conlin |first4=Michelle |last5=Quinton |first5=Pheobe |last6=Cunningham |first6=Waylon |date=August 7, 2024 |title=How a US health agency became a shield for polluters |url=https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/usa-pollution-atsdr-landfill/ |work=Reuters}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
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