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5/20/2009
The Videocast of the Hazardous Substances Data Bank Symposium is now available
The symposium, The Hazardous Substances Data Bank: Historical Aspects and Future Role as a Toxicology and Environmental Science Resource was part of the activities surrounding the 75th meeting of the Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB) Scientific Review Panel (SRP).
Environmental Health & Toxicology
7/24/2009
ToxMystery and Toxie the Cat come to your desktop with 3 wallpaper designs
A series of three wallpaper designs are now available for fans of ToxMystery. The cheery designs show Toxie the Cat in his Earth Day T-Shirt and come in three colors. You can download the wallpaper from http://toxmystery.nlm.nih.gov/about.html#wallpaper.
7/8/2009TOXMAP Updates
TOXMAP now has updated mortality data and a new look for its News. Other TOXMAP updates include:
- the ability to enter map descriptions to saved search results
- a TOXMAP widget and toolbar
The TOXMAP widget allows you or your users to launch a TOXMAP search from your blog, wiki, or Web page. Enter a ZIP code into the widget to see a map of TRI facilities and Superfund NPL sites, or click "More info" to go to the TOXMAP home page.
The TOXMAP Toolbar lets you search TRI releases, Superfund National Priorities List (NPL) sites by contaminant, or TRI facilities and Superfund NPL sites by ZIP code-- all from your browser search box.
3/26/2009
TOXMAP: Now Includes TRI 2007
TOXMAP now includes the 2007 EPA Toxics Release Inventory data (TRI). In addition, TOXMAP now offers the ability to save one's search results, the ability to zoom to U.S. Indian reservations, and county and Congressional district boundaries that can be toggled on/off.
2/3/2009Improvements to the Dietary Supplements Labels Database
The Dietary Supplements Labels Database now includes several interface improvements, more products, and an auto-complete (search) feature. Other recent additions/changes include:
- Search box on every page
- Age/gender categories under “Products”
- Glossary page with A-Z anchor links
- Updated FDA Recalls, FDA MedWatch and FTC Actions
- More products (3000)
- New “Help” page.
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