About Chemical Threats and Toxins Laboratory

At a glance

  • CDC supports the nation’s public health response to chemical terrorism, opioids, and other emergencies involving select toxins. CDC develops and uses high-quality laboratory methods to detect people’s exposures to toxic chemicals during a chemical threat emergency.
  • CDC also provides training, resources, and technical support to improve state, local, and territorial public health laboratories’ chemical threat emergency preparedness and response capabilities.

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Overview

In the event of a chemical emergency, early detection and accurate identification are critical to enable effective treatment and prevent additional exposure. CDC’s Chemical Threats and Toxins Laboratory provides critical expertise and resources to ensure the effective public health response to new and emerging chemical threats as well as threats involving selected toxins.

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National Center for Environmental Health; Division of Laboratory Sciences