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Emergency Response

  • NOAA's Chemical Reactivity Worksheet
    http://response.restoration.noaa.gov/reactivityworksheet (NOAA)
    >  The Chemical Reactivity Worksheet, provided by the National Ocean Service Office of Response and Restoration, is a free program you can use to find out about the reactivity of substances or mixtures of substances (reactivity is the tendency of substances to undergo chemical change).

  • CAMEO Chemicals: An online database of hazardous materials
    http://cameochemicals.noaa.gov/ (NOAA)
    >  CAMEO Chemicals is a tool designed for first responders and emergency planners who are involved in hazardous materials incident response and planning. CAMEO Chemicals is an online library of more than 6,000 data sheets containing response-related information and recommendations for hazardous materials that are commonly transported, used, and/or stored in the United States.

General

  • Children's Safe Product Act Reports
    https://fortress.wa.gov/ecy/cspareporting/ (Washington State Department of Ecology)
    >  Ecology's Reducing Toxic Threats Initiative is based on the principle that preventing exposures to toxics is the smartest, cheapest and healthiest way to protect people and the environment. Washington Department of Ecology provides this database

  • National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
    http://nccam.nih.gov/health/providers/ (NIH)
    >  The evidence-based resources on National Institutes of Health provided website, such as research results and clinical practice guidelines, will help prepare you to discuss CAM approaches with your patients. T

  • Chemicals at Work
    http://www.hse.gov.uk/chemicals (HSE)
    >  The UK Health and Safety Executive provides this new chemical portal site for information about health and safety in the manufacturing, storage, supply, carriage and use of chemicals in the workplace.

  • International Chemical Safety Cards (ICSC)
    http://www.ilo.org/public/english/protection/safework/cis/products/icsc/dtasht/index.htm (ILO)
    >  Search for chemical safety cards by chemical name, four-digit ICSC number or CAS number on this site provided by the International Labour Organization.

  • OSHA Occupational Chemical Database
    http://www.osha.gov/chemicaldata/ (OSHA)
    >  Welcome to the OSHA Occupational Chemical Database. Available database reports include: "Physical Properties," "Exposure Guidelines," "NIOSH Pocket Guide," and "Emergency Response Information," including the DOT Emergency Response Guide. In addition, an all-in-one report, "Full Report," is available.

  • IPCS INCHEM Chemical Safety Information from Intergovernmental Organizations
    http://www.inchem.org/ (IPCS)
    >  International Programme on Chemical Safety (IPCS) INCHEM is a means of rapid access to internationally peer reviewed information on chemicals commonly used throughout the world, which may also occur as contaminants in the environment and food. It consolidates information from a number of intergovernmental organizations whose goal it is to assist in the sound management of chemicals.

  • MedBioWorld.com
    http://www.medbioworld.com/ (MedBioWorld)
    >  MedBioWorld.com is the premier online resource portal for medical and biotechnology professionals. The portal provides access to journals and organizations; valuable information through directories, targeted search engines & specialized databases; and more.

  • Internet Guide to Finding Information on Chemicals
    http://www.chem.unep.ch/irptc/iguide/table.html (UNEP)
    >  This document gives you a launching point for exploring, searching and learning about the Internet. It aims to be a source for links to Internet resources on chemical safety, hazards and for access to different levels of world scientific environmental knowledge...

Toxicology & Risk

  • Health & Environmental Research Online (HERO)
    http://www.epa.gov/hero/ (EPA)
    >  HERO contains the key studies EPA uses to develop environmental risk assessments for the public. EPA uses risk assessments to characterize the nature and magnitude of health risks to humans and the ecosystem from pollutants and chemicals in the environment. You can browse through the bibliographic references in HERO by topic or assessment, or search for articles by author, title, etc.

  • Toxipedia's Toxic Chemicals in Household Products
    http://www.toxipedia.org/display/toxipedia/Toxic+Chemicals+in+Household+Products (Toxipedia)
    >  This Toxipedia section provides links to information on toxic chemicals in various types of household products and on how to choose safer alternatives.

  • WLT - World Library of Toxicology
    http://toxipedia.org/display/wlt/Welcome (Toxipedia)
    >  The World Library of Toxicology, Chemical Safety, and Environmental Health is a free global Web portal that provides the scientific community and public with links to major government agencies, non-governmental organizations, universities, professional societies, and other groups addressing issues related to toxicology, public health, and environmental health.

  • Chemicals Policy Initiative: US State Level Chemicals Policy Database
    http://www.chemicalspolicy.org/chemicalspolicy.us.state.database.php (LCSP)
    >  This database, provided by Lowell Center for Sustainable Production at University of Massachusetts Lowell, can be searched by state, region, status (e.g., enacted, proposed, and failed), policy category (e.g., pollution prevention, single chemical restriction, etc.), chemical, and product type (e.g. children's products, cleaning products, etc.).

  • Environmental Working Group's Skin Deep Cosmetic Safety Database
    http://www.cosmeticsdatabase.com (EWG)
    >  Skin Deep pairs ingredients in nearly 25,000 products against 50 definitive toxicity and regulatory databases, making it the largest integrated dta resource of its kind.

  • Institute for Children's Environmental Health Database
    http://www.iceh.org/cgi-bin/searchresources.cgi (ICEH)
    >  The Institute for Children's Environmental Health recently launched a searchable database of resources on environmental health for various audiences. The database is designed so that users can select not only the medium (books, journals, videos, etc.), the environmental and toxics issues, and the health issues of interest, but also the target audience.

  • Toxic Substances Portal
    http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/substances/ (ATSDR)
    >  With one click, access the best science, the latest research, and the most important information about toxic substances provided by the Agency for Toxic Substances & Disease Registry.The Toxic Substances Portal launched April 13, 2007 with information about 20 chemicals. Check back regularly as we enhance the portal with additional substances in groups of 20.

  • Toxicity and Exposure Assessment for Children
    http://www.epa.gov/teach/ (EPA)
    >  The TEACH Web site, provided by the Environmental Protection Agency, contains summaries of scientific literature and U.S. federal regulations relevant to children’s environmental health. TEACH currently focuses on information that pertains to 18 chemicals of concern.

  • CHE Toxicant and Disease Database
    http://database.healthandenvironment.org/ (CHE)
    >  The new Collaborative on Health and the Environment (CHE) Toxicant and Disease Database is a searchable database that summarizes links between chemical contaminants and approximately 180 human diseases or conditions.

  • International Toxicity Estimates for Risk
    http://www.tera.org/iter/ (TERA)
    >  ITER is a free Internet database of human health risk values for over 500 chemicals of environmental concern from several organizations worldwide. ITER is the only database that provides this data in a table format that allows side-by-side comparisons of risk values from different organizations...