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Title: Toxicological Profile for Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers (PBDE)
Subject of planned Report: The ATSDR toxicological profile succinctly characterizes the toxicological 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 2015
Type of Review (panel, individual or alternative procedure): Individual
Opportunities for the Public Comment (how and when): A draft was made available for public comment in 2015.
Peer Reviewers Provided with Public Comments before the Review: No
Number of Reviewers: 3
Primary Disciplines or Expertise: toxicology, environmental health, chemistry
Reviewers Selected by (agency or designated outside organization): CDC/ ATSDR
Public Nominations Requested for Reviewers: No
Reviewers
Academic and Professional Credentials
PhD
Current Position Title
Professor of Environmental Chemistry
Organizational Affiliation(s)
Division of Environmental Health and Risk Management
School of Geography
Earth, and Environmental Sciences
University of Birmingham
Edgbaston, Birmingham, UK
Areas of Expertise, Discipline, Relevant Experiences
- Environmental chemistry, with focus on all aspects of environmental sources, fate and behavior of persistent organic pollutants
- Human exposure
- Environmental forensics
Recommended by Scientific/Professional
Society or General Public
Academic and Professional Credentials
Current Position Title
Distinguished Professor, Director
Organizational Affiliation(s)
Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology and Department of Epidemiology and Environmental Health
University at Buffalo
Buffalo, New York 14260
Areas of Expertise, Discipline, Relevant Experiences
- Environmental and genetic toxicology
- Health risk assessment
- Biomarkers of exposure
- Effect and susceptibility to organophosphate pesticides and persistent halogenated aromatic hydrocarbons
Recommended by Scientific/Professional
Society or General Public
Academic and Professional Credentials
Current Position Title
Professor and Chair
Organizational Affiliation(s)
Environmental and Resource Studies
Trent University
Peterborough, ON, Canada
Areas of Expertise, Discipline, Relevant Experiences
- Environmental distribution and toxic effects of organic contaminants
- Persistent nonpolar contaminants (e.g. PCBs, pesticides) in wastewaters
- Nanoparticles
- In vitro and in vivo studies
Recommended by Scientific/Professional
Society or General Public
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