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 | |
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 |