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Conduct online searches of numerous chemical databases to obtain information such as: Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS), toxicology profiles, chemical health hazards, chemical labeling requirements, Threshold Limit Values (TLVs), government lists of hazardous substances, pesticide information, storage compatibility, chemical safety guides and related materials. Examples of databases: CCRIS, DART, EMIC, EMCI, ETICBACK, GENE-TOX, IRIS, HESIS, HSDB, ISSDS, OPPT, RTECS, SAGE, SOLV-DB, SSDS, TOXNET, TRI.

Databases » Chemical Profiles

Online access to an extensive number of databases on chemicals

ATSDR Toxicological Profile Information Sheets [920] ?

Profiles for hazardous substances found at National Priorities List (NPL) sites

Australia Public Chemical Assessment Reports [244] ?

Assessments of more than 1,000 chemicals by Australia's NOHSC

Biocatalysis/Biodegradation Database [5070] ?

Database on chemicals related to biocatalysis and biodegradation

CCRIS (Chemical Carcinogenesis Research Information System) [9247] ?

Database of carcinogenicity, tumor promotion, tumor inhibition & mutagenicity test results

ChemBank [27485] ?

Collection of data about small molecules and resources for studying their properties, especially effects on biology

ChemExper Chemical Directory [14325] ?

Find a chemical by its molecular formula, IUPAC name, common name, CAS number, catalog number, subst

Chemical Hazard Data & Environmental Data [117] ?

Look up a CAS number, caution statement, or fire diamond for workplace chemicals

Chemical Safety Databases [23330] ?

A series of NIOSH chemical databases

ChemIDplus [13550] ?

Database of over 375,000 chemicals, synonyms, structures, regulatory list information

ChemIDplus Fact Sheet [14559] ?

Access to structure and nomenclature authority files used for the identification of chemical substances

ChemIDplus Fact Sheet [16958] ?

Structure & nomenclature authority files used for identification of chemicals in NLM databases

ChemIDplus Lite [3311] ?

Includes the SuperList in which a substance over may appear on over 30 regulatory - scientific lists

ChemSpider SyntheticPages [27487] ?

An interactive database of synthetic chemistr

DART (Developmental and Reproductive Toxicology) [9252] ?

Database on biological, chemical, and physical agents that may cause birth defects

EFDB, TSCATS, KOW, PHYSPROP [14905] ?

Online databases

EMCI (Envirofacts Master Chemical Integrator) [9261] ?

Provides a common means of identifying chemicals across EPA program systems

EMCI Databases [10446] ?

Links to reference materials on each database - Superfund, Safe Drinking Water, etc

Emergency Response Safety and Health Database [34747] ?

Information on high-priority chemical, biological and radiological agents - emergency response guidance

EPA Antimicrobial Chemical/Registration Number Indexes [17259] ?

Lists A through F are EPA’s registered antimicrobial products

EPA CAMEO Chemicals [25902] ?

Database of over 6,000 hazardous materials

EPA Fact Sheets [931] ?

Envirofacts Warehouse Chemical References Index

ERICards [16165] ?

Emergency response instructions for drivers of Transport of Dangerous Goods by Road in Europe

Updated ESIS (European Chemical Substances Information System) [27490] ?

Databases of chemical information - CAS number, EINECS number, Substance Name and Chemical Formula, Labelling and more

GENE-TOX (GENetic TOXicology) [9248] ?

Database of genetic toxicology (mutagenicity) test data on some 3000 chemicals

HESIS Fact Sheets [4184] ?

State of California Hazard Evaluation and Information Service fact sheets about chemical hazards

HESIS Hazard Alerts [4185] ?

State of California Hazard Evaluation and Information Service alerts about new chemical hazards

HIV/AIDS [9250] ?

Information on AIDS drugs and more

HSDB (Hazardous Substances Data Bank) [9255] ?

Database of the toxicity and biomedical effects of chemicals

International Chemical Safety Cards [2558] ?

Database with alphabetical listing of hazardous chemicals with safety card information

IRCHS - Indiana Relative Chemical Hazard Score [38859] ?

A hazard value based upon a chemical’s impact on workplace employees

IRIS (Integrated Risk Information System) [9249] ?

Database contains chemical-specific EPA health risk and regulatory information on toxic chemicals

IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology [27481] ?

Online version provides definitions of chemical terms

IUPAC-NIST Solubility Database [27486] ?

A database containing solubilities originally published in the IUPAC

MALDI Database from NIST Polymers Division [27484] ?

Search for a synthetic polymer MALDI method from a list of recipes culled from the literature

NCI-3D Database [16959] ?

NCI-3D - 126,554 compounds with 2D information from the National Cancer Institute, augmented by MDL

NFPA Hazard Ratings for Chemicals [27960] ?

A listing of the NFPA ratings for common chemicals

NIST Atomic Spectra Database [12630] ?

Spectroscopic data may be selected and displayed according to wavelengths or energy levels

NIST Biological Macromolecule Crystallization Database [12637] ?

Contains crystal data and the crystallization conditions, which have been compiled from literature

NIST Bookmark and Share Physical Reference Data [12636] ?

Online data organized by element

NIST Ceramics WebBook [12628] ?

Database provides information on properties and characteristics of advanced ceramic materials

NIST Chemistry WebBook [12627] ?

Database provides thermochemical, thermophysical, and ion energetics data compiled by NIST

NIST Online Databases [12635] ?

Provides access to NIST scientific and technical data that are available over the internet

NIST Scientific and Technical Databases [12633] ?

Databases cover a broad range of substances and properties from many different scientific disciplines

NIST Thermodynamics of Enzyme-Catalyzed Reactions Database [12629] ?

Contains thermodynamic data on enzyme-catalyzed reactions

Occupational Health Guidelines for Chemical Hazards [9764] ?

Master Index of NIOSH chemical hazard occupational health guidelines

OPPT Chemical Fact Sheets [10] ?

EPA chemical fact sheets and summaries on chemicals that affect the environment

OSHA/EPA Occupational Chemical Database [31344] ?

This database compiles information from several government agencies and organizations

PDB: Protein Data Bank [12640] ?

An international repository for macromolecular structure data

Pesticide Residue Limits on Food [12302] ?

Database of pesticide tolerance limits

PubChem [27488] ?

Information on the biological activities of small molecules

RADEN Data Bank [27479] ?

Data bank on RADiative and ENergy parameters for diatomic molecule

Reciprical Net [27480] ?

A distributed database used by research crystallographers to store information about molecular structures

Right to Know Hazardous Substance Fact Sheets [6626] ?

Fact Sheets are prepared for substances on the New Jersey Right to Know Hazardous Substance List

Solvent Substitution for Surface Cleaning [1040] ?

Find products based on safety and environmental criteria

Toxicity Profiles [6384] ?

Toxicity profiles for approximately 75 chemicals

TOXLINE Fact Sheet [16961] ?

Bibliographic info on the biochemical, pharmacological, physiological & toxicology of chemicals

TOXNET [4317] ?

Access to TOXNET: databases of toxicology, hazardous chemicals, and related areas

TRI (Toxic Release Inventory) [9251] ?

Database of annual estimated releases of toxic chemicals to the environment

TSCATS [14904] ?

Toxic Substance Control Act Test Submission database

WebReactions - Organic Reaction Retrieval System [27482] ?

The retrieval of reactions from a large database in which reactions are indexed by the bond changes which occur

Databases » Company Research

Internet databases for researching information on specific American companies

Chemical Guide [19399] ?

Detailed product and performance information on hundreds of chemcial manufacturing facilities

Databases » Dictionaries

Glossaries and dictionaries (all in English)

Glossary of Applied Terminology for the Pharmaceutical Industry [36098] ?

A compilation of abbreviations, acronyms, and terminology

Databases » Environmental

Over 40 EPA environmental databases

Health Effects Notebook for Hazardous Air Pollutants [10445] ?

Effects on human health of substances defined as hazardous by the 1990 amendments of CAA

Occupational Health » First Aid

Full text of first aid manuals and handouts

Pesticide Poisoning Handbook [23301] ?

Covers about 1,500 pesticide products

Occupational Health » Occupational Medicine

Large number of reference materials on occupational medicine

Haz-Map [14101] ?

Relational Database of 48 Diseases Caused by Workplace Chemical and Biological Agents

Specific Medical Tests for OSHA Regulated Substances [12953] ?

Database lists the specific medical tests published in the literature for OSHA regulated substances

Occupational Health » OSHA Medical

OSHA technical resources related to medicine

NIOSH/OSHA/DOE Chemical Health Guidelines [4875] ?

Health guidelines for over 100 chemicals






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