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Top 20 Hazardous Substances

The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), Division of Toxicology, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and the EPA have created a list of the top 20 hazardous substances. The following reports provide "general information on the properties of the chemical and answer many health concerns that are voiced by community groups".

  1. Lead
  2. Arsenic
  3. Mercury, Metallic
  4. Vinyl Chloride
  5. Benzene
  6. Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs)
  7. Cadmium
  8. Benzo(a)pyrene
  9. Chloroform
  10. Benzo(b)fluoranthene
  11. DDT, P'P'-
  12. Aroclor 1260
  13. Trichloroethylene
  14. Aroclor 1254
  15. Chromium (+6)
  16. Chlordane
  17. Dibenz[a,h]anthracene
  18. Hexachlorobutadiene
  19. DDD, P'P'-
  20. Dieldrin

ATSDR HazDat. contains a full list of Toxicologic Profiles and Public Health Statements.

For more information on disposing of toxic waste in Los Angeles, call (800) 98-TOXIC.


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