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246 Emergency Telephone Numbers

Following are telephone numbers for use during normal business hours (unless otherwise noted) for the indicated types of emergencies:

CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (CDC)
(for etiologic agents and biohazard materials) 404–633–5313

CHEMICAL TRANSPORTATION EMERGENCY CENTER (CHEMTREC)
(for Chemical Spills – 24 hours a day, 7 days a week)
800–424–9300 (in continental United States; outside Virginia)
703–527–3887 (within Virginia or outside the continental United States)

CROPLIFE AMERICA
(for Herbicides, insecticides, Fungicides, and similar products)
202–296–1585

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (DOT)
NATIONAL RESPONSE CENTER
(for Chemical and Oil Spills)
202–267–2675 (within Washington DC)
800–424–8802 (outside Washington DC)




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