Name Your Poison: ATSDR Crowdsources Next Toxin Targets
Published Date: 3/17/2026
Notice
Summary
The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) wants your help picking which chemicals to study next for health risks. Anyone—whether you're part of the public, a government group, or a private organization—can suggest substances by May 18, 2026. This is your chance to shape future safety reports that protect people and the environment, with no cost to submit your ideas!
Analyzed Economic Effects
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Public Nominations Open to All
Anyone — members of the public, government agencies, or private organizations — may nominate substances for ATSDR toxicological profile development through May 18, 2026. Submitting a nomination has no cost, and ATSDR will accept nominations for consideration alongside its Substance Priority List.
Non‑SPL Nominations Require Evidence
If you nominate a substance that is not on ATSDR's Substance Priority List (the SPL of 275 substances), you must include a rationale and any supporting data with your nomination; ATSDR will evaluate those submissions when choosing which toxicological profiles to develop. Including evidence may require collecting or providing technical data to support the nomination.
Your Comments Become Public Record
Comments and attachments you submit will be posted without change to https://www.regulations.gov and become part of the public record, so do not include confidential information such as Social Security numbers or medical records; ATSDR may redact or withhold certain private or proprietary information. Comments must be submitted by the listed methods (not by email).
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