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Title: Toxicological Profile for Uranium
Subject of Planned Report: The ATSDR toxicological profile succinctly characterizes the toxicologic and adverse health effects for the substance being described.
Purpose of Planned Report: The purpose of the toxicological profile is to provide a source of toxicological and epidemiological data. Data on hazardous substances most commonly found at hazardous waste sites support public health assessment efforts.
Type of Dissemination: ISI
Timing of Review (including deferrals): February 2011
Type of Review (panel, individual or alternative procedure): Individual
Opportunities for Public Comment (how and when): A draft will be made available for public comment in April 2011.
Peer Reviewers Provided with Public Comments before the Review: No
Anticipated Number of Reviewers: 3 or fewer
Primary Disciplines or Expertise: toxicology, environmental health, chemistry
Reviewers Selected by (agency or designated outside organization): CDC/ATSDR
Public Nominations Requested for Reviewers: No
Charge to Peer Reviewers: DTEM Charge to Peer Reviewers
Reviewers
- Ph.D., Comparative Pathology, University of California- Davis
- D.V.M., Veterinary Medicine, Washington State University
- B.S., Biological Sciences, Washington State University
- Radiation
- Inhalation exposures
- Animal models
- Depleted uranium
- Pulmonary toxicology
Society or General Public
- Ph.D., Statistics, Cornell University
- M.S., Statistics, Cornell University
- B.A., Mathematics, Colgate University
- Uranium and uranium compounds’ physical and chemical properties
- Toxicokinetics
- Key health end points
- Mechanisms of action
- Quantification of risk to humans
Society or General Public
- Ph.D., Human Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Western Ontario
- M.S., Zoology, State University of New York
- B.S., Mathematics, State University of New York
Society or General Public