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animals, fish and plants.
A group of diseases which occur when cells in the body become
Cancer
abnormal and grow, or multiply, out of control
The slope of the dose-response curve for cancer. Multiplying the CSF
Cancer Slope
by the dose gives a prediction of excess cancer risk for a contaminant.
Factor (CSF)
Any substance shown to cause tumors or cancer in experimental studies.
Carcinogen
A contact with a substance or chemical that happens over a long period
Chronic Exposure
of time. ATSDR considers exposures of more than one year to be
chronic.
Completed
See Exposure Pathway.
Exposure
Pathway
A group of people from the community and health and environmental
Community
agencies who work together on issues and problems at hazardous waste
Assistance Panel
sites.
(CAP)
Concentrations of substances in air, water, food, and soil that are
Comparison
unlikely, upon exposure, to cause adverse health effects. Comparison
Value (CV)
values are used by health assessors to select which substances and
environmental media (air, water, food and soil) need additional
evaluation while health concerns or effects are investigated.
Comprehensive
CERCLA was put into place in 1980. It is also known as Superfund.
This act concerns releases of hazardous substances into the
Environmental
environment, and the cleanup of these substances and hazardous waste
Response,
sites. This act created ATSDR and gave it the responsibility to look into
Compensation,
health issues related to hazardous waste sites.
and Liability Act
(CERCLA)
How much or the amount of a substance present in a certain amount of
Concentration
soil, water, air, or food.
Contaminant
See Environmental Contaminant.
A disease or injury that happens as a result of exposures that may have
Delayed Health
occurred far in the past.
Effect
Dermal Contact
A chemical getting onto your skin (see Route of Exposure).
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