Toxicological Profile for 1,3-Butadiene
Title: Toxicological Profile for 1,3-Butadiene
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 on hazardous substances most commonly found at hazardous waste sites and in support of public health assessments at these sites.
Type of Dissemination: ISI
Timing of Review (including deferrals): March 2012
Type of Review (panel, individual or alternative procedure): Individual
Opportunities for the Public to Comment (how and when): A draft of this profile was made available for public comment in September, 2009.
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 [PDF – 75 KB]
Peer Reviewers:
| Academic and Professional Credentials | |
|---|---|
| Current Position Title | Associate Professor Department of Preventive Medicine and Community Health, University of Texas Medical Branch |
| Organizational Affiliation(s) | |
| Areas of Expertise, Discipline, Relevant Experiences |
Genetic susceptibility to toxic effects of tobacco smoke toxins and other environmental carcinogens |
| Recommended by Scientific/Professional Society or General Public |
No |
| Academic and Professional Credentials | |
|---|---|
| Current Position Title | Professor, Epidemiology Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health |
| Organizational Affiliation(s) | |
| Areas of Expertise, Discipline, Relevant Experiences | Occupational and environmental disease prevention, arsenic, dioxin, butadiene, styrene, air pollutants, electromagnetic fields |
| Recommended by Scientific/Professional Society or General Public |
No |
| Academic and Professional Credentials | |
|---|---|
| Current Position Title | Assistant Professor Maryland Institute for Applied Environmental Health; Affiliate Professor, Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Maryland School of Public Health |
| Organizational Affiliation(s) | |
| Areas of Expertise, Discipline, Relevant Experiences | Exposure assessment, environmental epidemiology, biomarkers, VOCs, PAHs |
| Recommended by Scientific/Professional Society or General Public |
No |
Peer Reviewers’ Comments: 1,3-Butadiene Summary Report [PDF – 109 KB]
CDC/ATSDR’s Response to Reviewers’ Comments: Disposition to peer review comments for 1,3-Butadiene [DOC – 54 KB]