Toxicological Profile for Perfluoroalkyls
Title: Toxicological Profile for Perfluoroalkyls
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): November 2014
Type of Review (panel, individual or alternative procedure): Individual
Opportunities for the Public to Comment (how and when): ): A draft of this profile will be made available for public comment in 2015.
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
1. Emmett, Edward
Academic and Professional Credentials |
MD, MS |
Current Position Title |
Professor, Director of Academic Programs in Occupational Medicine |
Organizational Affiliation(s) |
Center of Excellence in Environmental Toxicology Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104 |
Areas of Expertise, Discipline, Relevant Experiences |
occupational and environmental skin diseases, ultraviolet radiation effects on skin and eyes, the toxicity of polyaromatic hydrocarbons, PCBs, organometals, monomers used in plastics and resins, and other subjects. He is a recipient of the Kehoe Award of Merit from the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. |
Recommended by Scientific/Professional Society or General Public |
No |
2. Cory-Slechta, Deborah A
Academic and Professional Credentials |
PhD |
Current Position Title |
Professor |
Organizational Affiliation(s) |
Department of Environmental Medicine |
Areas of Expertise, Discipline, Relevant Experiences |
the relationships between brain neurotransmitter systems and children's neurodevelopment, and how such relationships are altered by exposures to environmental toxicants, including the role played by environmental neurotoxicant exposures in developmental disabilities and neurodegenerative diseases. |
Recommended by Scientific/Professional Society or General Public |
No |
3. Hayton, William L
Academic and Professional Credentials |
PhD |
Current Position Title |
Professor Emeritus |
Organizational Affiliation(s) |
College of Pharmacy |
Areas of Expertise, Discipline, Relevant Experiences |
pharmacokinetics, particularly the construction and validation of mathematical models that describe or explain the kinetics of complex biological systems; interspecies scaling of pharmacokinetic model parameter values and xenobiotic metabolism |
Recommended by Scientific/Professional Society or General Public |
No |
Charge to Peer Reviewers: DTEM Charge to Peer Reviewers [PDF - 124 KB]
CDC/ATSDR’s Response to Reviewers’ Comments: Perfluoroalkyls Formal Disposition [PDF - 664 KB]
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- Page last updated: December 14, 2015
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