Risk Assessment and Regulation Information from the National Library of Medicine

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TOXNET
Databases on hazardous chemicals, environmental health, and toxic releases
ITER - International Toxicity Estimates for Risk Assessment
Risk information for over 600 chemicals from authoritative groups worldwide

IRIS - Integrated Risk Information System
Hazard identification and dose-response assessments for over 500 chemicals

HSDB - Hazardous Substances Data Bank
Comprehensive, peer-reviewed toxicological data for over 5000 chemicals
  • Environmental and Occupational Standards and Regulations

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More Resources for Professionals

TOXLINE - TOXicology Literature OnLINE

Over three million references from the toxicology literature, including MEDLINE/PubMed, research in progress, and meeting abstracts.

ChemIDplus - Chemical Identification Plus

Dictionary of over 380,000 chemicals (names, synonyms, structures)
  • ChemIDplus - advanced Also includes structure search and display for over 276,000 chemicals Includes links to NLM databases and other resources
  • SuperList: Lists of chemicals of interest to government agencies

TRI - Toxics Release Inventory

Annual environmental releases on over 600 toxic chemicals by U.S. facilities

TOXMAP

Geographic representation of TRI data with links to other TOXNET resources

Toxicology Tutorials

Three college level tutorials covering the principles of toxicology, toxicokinetics, and cellular toxicology

More Resources for the Public and Students

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Household Products Database

Potential health effects of chemicals in 6000 common household products
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Tox Town

Interactive guide to toxic substances and environmental health issues in everyday places
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MedlinePlus

Consumer health resource with information on over 700 health topics, including toxicology, drugs, and environmental health
 
 

Last updated: 06 August 2008
First published: 17 May 2005
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