Diseases and the Environment - Information from the National Library of Medicine
Starting Points
- TOXNET
- Databases on hazardous chemicals, environmental health, and toxic releases
HSDB - Hazardous Substances Data Bank
- Comprehensive, peer-reviewed toxicological data for over 5000 chemicals
- Excerpts from published literature on
- Human Health Effects
- Emergency Medical Treatment
- Animal Toxicity Studies
- Ecotoxicology Studies
TOXLINE - TOXicology Literature OnLINE
Over three million references from the toxicology literature, including MEDLINE/PubMed, research in progress, and meeting abstracts.- MEDLINE/PubMed Toxicology Subset
- References to biomedical journals
- Includes a "Toxicology subset"
- When you click on the above PubMed link, you will be searching in the Toxicology subset, not the entire MEDLINE/PubMed database
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More NLM resources on Diseases and Treatment
Haz-Map
Links jobs and hazardous tasks with occupational diseases and their symptoms
WISER - Wireless Information System for Emergency Responders
PDA application to assist first responders during hazardous materials incidents
TOXNET
Databases on hazardous chemicals, environmental health, and toxic releases
ChemIDplus - Chemical Identification Plus
- Dictionary of over 380,000 chemicals (names, synonyms, structures)
- ChemIDplus
advanced
- Also includes structure search and display for over 260,000 chemicals
CCRIS - Chemical Carcinogenesis Research Information System
Carcinogenicity, mutagenicity, tumor promotion, and tumor inhibition test results for over 9,000 chemicals
DART - Developmental and Reproductive Toxicology Database
Over 200,000 references to teratology, developmental and reproductive toxicology literature
GENE-TOX - Genetic Toxicology Data Bank
Peer-reviewed genetic toxicology test data for over 3,000 chemicals
IRIS - Integrated Risk Information System
Hazard identification and dose-response assessments for over 500 chemicals
ITER - International Toxicity Estimates for Risk Assessment
Risk information for over 600 chemicals from authoritative groups worldwide
Other NLM resources on Diseases and Treatment
 | Tox TownInteractive guide to toxic substances and environmental health issues in everyday places |
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 | Household Products DatabasePotential health effects of chemicals in 6000 common household products |
 | MedlinePlusConsumer health resource on over 700 health topics including drug and chemical information |