The Division of Health Assessment and Consultation (DHAC) is one of the divisions of the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry. The Office of the Assistant Administrator oversees this division, as well as the other offices and divisions of ATSDR.

DHAC is responsible for :

• complete public health assessments for all sites on the National Priorities List, or Superfund List, within one year of the date they are proposed for inclusion;
• address petitions for public health assessments;
• provide consultation on health issues related to exposure to hazardous or toxic substances, and upon request, provide consultation, on the basis of available information, to the administrator of EPA and to state and local officials on health issues related to exposure to hazardous or toxic substances;
• determine the extent of danger to public health from a release or threatened release of a hazardous substance; and,
• conduct public health assessments of landfills or surface impoundments that pose a substantial potential risk to human health because of the existence or releases of hazardous substances, the magnitude of contamination with hazardous substances that may be the result of a release, or the magnitude of the population exposed to such release or contamination.

More information about DHAC

DHAC Publications

DHAC Activities - 1995

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