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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
University of Pennsylvania

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
University of Rochester School of Medicine
Box EHSC
Rochester, NY 14642

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
Ohio State University
Columbus, Ohio 43210

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]

The ISI/HISA Dissemination Itself

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