Especially for Students and Educators
Starting Points
- Tox Town
- Interactive guide to potentially toxic substances and environmental health issues in everyday places
- ToxMystery
- An interactive site for kids 7-10 years old on potential environmental health hazards found in homes
- Toxicology Tutorials
- Three college level tutorials covering the principles of toxicology, toxicokinetics, and cellular toxicology
- Household Products Database
- Potential health effects of chemicals for over 6000 common household products
More Detailed NLM Resources for Students/Educators
Drug Information Portal
Gateway to drug information from the National Library of Medicine and other key government agencies. Covers 15,000+ drugs from entry into clinical trials through entry in the market place.
MedlinePlus
Consumer health resource containing links to authoritative information on over 700 health topics including toxicology and environmental health
TOXNET
Databases on hazardous chemicals, environmental health, and toxic releases
ChemIDplus - Chemical Identification Plus
Dictionary of over 380,000 chemicals (names, synonyms, structures)- Includes links to NLM databases and other resources
TOXMAP
Geographic representation of TRI data with links to other TOXNET resources
Enviro-Health Links
Evaluated links to Internet resources on selected toxicology and environmental health issues
MEDLINE/PubMed Toxicology Subset
References to biomedical journals- When you click on the above PubMed link, you will be searching in the Toxicology subset, not the entire MEDLINE/PubMed database
EdCoTox
Resources related to toxicology and environmental health education, its study and teaching, career paths and opportunities, including accreditation, and outreach for the public.
NLM Resources for Science Teachers
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Other NLM Resources for Students/Educators
 | DIRLINE - Directory of Information Resources OnlineOrganizations offering information, referral and support for many diseases and conditions |
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 | Health HotlinesDirectory of health-related organizations with toll-free telephone numbers, also available in print format |