AGENCY FOR TOXIC SUBSTANCES AND DISEASE REGISTRY
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry.An agency in the U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services responsible for evaluating the impact on public health of the release
of hazardous substances into the environment, for maintaining a registry of contaminated waste
sites, and for conducting research on the effects of hazardous substances on human health. —
Abbr. ATSDR. [Blacks Law 8th]