Toxicological Profile for Silica
Title: Toxicological Profile for Silica
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 2016
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 2017
Peer Reviewers Provided with Public Comments before the Review: No
Anticipated Number of Reviewers: 3
Primary Disciplines or Expertise: toxicology, epidemiology, environmental health, chemistry, silica
Reviewers Selected by (agency or designated outside organization): CDC/ATSDR
Public Nominations Requested for Reviewers: No
| Academic and Professional Credentials | PhD |
|---|---|
| Current Position Title | Professor |
| Organizational Affiliation(s) | Emory University, Rollins School of Public Health Atlanta , GA |
| Areas of Expertise, Discipline, Relevant Experiences |
Statistical modeling, environmental health, epidemiology; pesticides in relation to neurodegenerative diseases, adult lead exposure and cancer, PFOA and a variety of diseases. |
| Recommended by Scientific/Professional Society or General Public |
No |
| Academic and Professional Credentials | MD, MPH |
|---|---|
| Current Position Title | Professor of Emergency Medicine; Chief, Division of Medical Toxicology |
| Organizational Affiliation(s) | Drexel University, Emergency Medicine, Philadelphia, PA |
| Areas of Expertise, Discipline, Relevant Experiences | Emergency Medicine, Occupational Medicine, Medical Toxicology; awarded the Williams S. Knudsen Award from the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM). This is the highest honor bestowed by ACOEM. (2006) |
| Recommended by Scientific/Professional Society or General Public | No |
| Academic and Professional Credentials | MD |
|---|---|
| Current Position Title | Professor, Medicine and Chief, Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine |
| Organizational Affiliation(s) | Michigan State University, Department of Medicine, East Lansing, MI 48824 |
| Areas of Expertise, Discipline, Relevant Experiences | Occupational and environmental disease with particular interest in pulmonary disease; published over 205 articles on occupational and environmental disease. In conjunction with Michigan OSHA and the Michigan Health Department he tracks the occurrence of work-related asthma, acute work-related traumatic fatalities, acute pesticide disease, noise-induced hearing loss, silicosis, blood and urine arsenic, cadmium, lead and mercury levels, serum and red cell cholinesterase levels and asthma deaths in the young. He received a Michigan State University Distinguished Faculty Award in 2010, a College of Human Medicine Distinguished Faculty Award in 2010 and a Michigan Department of Community Health Health Policy Champion Award in 2011. |
| Recommended by Scientific/Professional Society or General Public | No |
Additional elements to be added to the public posting as they become availableThe ISI/HISA Dissemination Itself
Peer Reviewers’ Comments and CDC/ATSDR’s Response to Peer Reviewers’ Comments: Silica pdf icon[PDF – 278 KB]