Related Links
TSCA Test Submissions (TSCATS) Database is a publicly accessible database that provides reference to studies submitted under TSCA. (Note: Access to certain versions of TSCATS requires a password. A user fee may also be charged.)- TSCATS at Syracuse Research Corporation (free access)
- ToxNet (National Library of Medicine's version of TSCATS)
- Toxline (Toxicology Literature under National Library of Medicine's)
Other Chemical Information Sites
Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is recognized as the lead federal agency for protecting the health and safety of people - at home and abroad, providing credible information to enhance health decisions, and promoting health through strong partnerships. CDC serves as the national focus for developing and applying disease prevention and control, environmental health, and health promotion and education activities designed to improve the health of the people of the United States.
Center for Disease Control (CDC) National Report on Human Exposure to Environmental Chemicals
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) created the Envirofacts Warehouse to provide the public with direct access to the wealth of information contained in its databases. The Envirofacts Warehouse allows you to retrieve environmental information from EPA databases on Air, Chemicals, Facility Information, Grants/Funding, Hazardous Waste, Superfund, Toxic Releases, and Water Permits, Drinking Water, Drinking Water Contaminant Occurrence, and Drinking Water Microbial and Disinfection Byproduct Information (Information Collection Rule [ICR]).
The Specialized Information Services (SIS) Division of the National Library of Medicine (NLM) is responsible for information resources and services in toxicology, environmental health, chemistry, HIV/AIDS, and specialized topics in minority health.
Chemical ID Structure
The mission of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) is to reduce the burden of human illness and dysfunction from environmental causes by understanding each of these elements and how they interrelate. The NIEHS achieves its mission through multidisciplinary biomedical research programs, prevention and intervention efforts, and communication strategies that encompass training, education, technology transfer, and community outreach.
National Toxicology Program
Worldwide Academic Resources
OPPT Nonconfidential Information Center (NCIC)
The OPPT Nonconfidential Information Center (also referred to as the public docket) is the official repository and administrative record for submitted TSCA Sections 4 and 8 studies as well as documents related to EPA's testing action development and risk assessment and risk management activities. The NCIC is open from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm Monday through Friday EST, excluding legal holidays, and is located in Room B102, EPA West, 1301 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20004. Internet address: oppt.ncic@epa.gov