Toxicology Reference Data

• Acute Exposure Guideline Levels (AEGL)

  http://www.epa.gov/oppt/aegl/chemlist.htm
  Acute* Exposure Guideline Levels, or AEGLs, are intended to describe the risk to humans resulting from once-in-a-lifetime, or rare, exposure to airborne chemicals. The National Advisory Committee for AEGLs is developing these guidelines to help both national and local authorities, as well as private companies, deal with emergencies involving spills, or other catastrophic exposures.
  

• ATSDR Minimal Risk Levels for Hazardous Substances

  www.atsdr.cdc.gov/mrls.html
  List of MRLs , an "estimate of the daily human exposure to a hazardous substance that is likely to be without appreciable risk of adverse noncancer health effects over a specified duration of exposure."

• ATSDR summaries (Frequently Asked Questions)

  www.atsdr.cdc.gov/toxfaq.html
  Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry overview of the health effects of chemicals often encountered as environmental pollutants, written in the format of question and answers. Nontechnical language.

• Centers for Disease Control Documents

  www.cdc.gov/search.htm
  Searches large database of documents covering toxicology, public health, and regulatory information from within the various branches of the CDC, including NIOSH, and the Center for Environmental Health.
  

• Chemfinder

  chemfinder.camsoft.com/
  Provides basic chemical data, including CAS numbers, on chemicals entered by name. Also provides direct links to multiple other databases and sites offering additional information on the specific chemical entered.

• Code of Federal Regulations

  www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/index.html
  Site providing searchable indices of the entire Code of Federal Regulations, and recent years’ Federal Register. Find key regulations and proposed regulations from EPA, OSHA, FDA, CPSC, and other federal agencies.

• Duke Occ-Env-Med-L Mail List Archive and Index

  siri.uvm.edu/mail
  Search the archive of postings to the Duke Occupational and Environmental Mail List, a 4 year old internet forum containing discussions and queries from OEM professionals covering a wide variety of topics ranging from case discussions to debates regarding policy and practices.

• EPA "IRIS" Database (Integrated Risk Information System)

  www.epa.gov/iriswebp/iris/
  EPA’s key risk assessment database, representing EPA scientists’ consensus on levels of contaminants in environmental media associated with noncarcinogenic and carcinogenic endpoints.

• EPA Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics: Chemical Fact Sheets

  www.epa.gov/chemfact
  Chemical information summaries prepared by EPA.

• ExToxNet

  www.ace.orst.edu/info/extoxnet/
  Provides a variety of information about pesticides.

• Haz-Map

  www.haz-map.com
  A relational database on occupational diseases and hazardous exposures. Also contains a link to an NLM site where key word queries may be entered.

• ICD9 codes

  www-informatics.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/icd9/refs.htm
  Complete listing of International Classification of Diseases, 9th Edition, including section on diagnosis codes for poisonings and occupational illness.

• ILO Encyclopaedia of Occupational Health and Safety, 4th Edition

  http://www.ilo.org/encyclopaedia/
  The International Labor Organization's comprehensive encyclopedia of information on industrial processes and adverse health effects is available free on-line.

• International Programme on Chemical Safety / INCHEM

  www.inchem.org
  Gateway to a large library of documents on specific chemicals from the International Programme on Chemical Safety (sponsored in part by the World Health Organization). Included are numerous Poison Information Monographs, Environmental Health Criteria, IARC monographs, Pesticide Data Sheets, and other databases with information on the physical properties and toxic effects of chemical agents.

• Material Safety Data Sheets

  oshweb.me.tut.fi
  Web site providing links to multiple MSDS repositories.

• MEDLINE (via NLM Pubweb)

  www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/PubMed
  Free searching of the entire Medline database, provided via the National Library of Medicine’s web interface.

• National Toxicology Program

  ntp-server.niehs.nih.gov/main_Pages/NTP_ALL_STDY_PG.html
  Searches databases of the National Toxicology Program at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, the FDA National Center for Toxicology Research, and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health for research data and toxicology information on selected chemical agents.

• National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)

  www.cdc.gov/niosh/homepage.html

• Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) Standards

  www.osha-slc.gov/OshStd_toc/OSHA_Std_toc_1910.html
  Full-text listing of OSHA Occupational Safety and Health Standards, including appendices on medical surveillance, and official interpretations rendered via correspondence and/or compliance directives.

• Toxicologogy Data Network (Toxnet)

  toxnet.nlm.nih.gov
  A cluster of databases on toxicology, hazardous chemicals and related areas.

• The Toxikon Multimedia Project

  www.uic.edu/com/er/toxikon
  Discussions, classes and reviews sponsored by The University of Illinois at Chicago.

• TOXLINE

  www.medscape.com
  Search the National Library of Medicine’s Toxline database, offered via Medscape. Requires user registration, (free).

• TOXMAP

  toxmap.nlm.nih.gov
  TOXMAP focuses on the geographic distribution of chemical releases, their relative amounts, and their trends over time. This release data comes from industrial facilities around the United States, as reported annually to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

• Toxnet ChemIDplus

  chem.sis.nlm.nih.gov/chemidplus/
  Search for information on and chemical structures of chemicals.

• Toxnet Hazardous Substances Data Bank

  toxnet.nlm.nih.gov/cgi-bin/sis/htmlgen?HSDB
  Broad scope in human and animal toxicity, safety and handling,environmental fate, and more. Scientifically peer-reviewed. 
  

• Toxnet HSDB Structures

  chem.sis.nlm.nih.gov/hsdb/
  Search for 3-D chemistry structures of potentially hazardous chemicals.

• Toxicology and Exposure Assessment for Children's Health (USEPA)

  www.epa.gov/teach/  
  A searchable database of annotated references on "environmental contaminants that potentially impact children's health. Also included are "Chemical Summary Forms" on selected chemicals that include sections on special concerns for children, consideration for decision-making, common exposure media, toxicity, regulatory issues, and background on the chemical.
  

Pharmaceuticals, Drugs of Abuse, and Poisonous Plants

• California Poison Control Center

  www.calpoison.org/public/plants.html
  Poisoning information related to common plants.

• Cornell University Poisonous Plants Page

  www.ansci.cornell.edu/plants/index.html
  Database of photos, botanical information, and health information on poisonous plants. Contains links to other related sites.

• Florida Plants Online

  www.floridaplants.com/mpois.htm
  Information on poisonous plants (not limited to Florida).

• HyperTox

  www.hypertox.com
  Hunter Area Toxicology Service’s modules on approximately 25 common toxic drugs and environmental agents, including information on pharmacology, toxicology, and treatment.

• Pharmaceutical Information: Rx List

  www.rxlist.com
  Searchable database of monographs on the 200 most widely prescribed pharmaceuticals (monographs essentially the same as PDR content). Also contains ability to search for drug ID by imprint codes.

• UCSD Poisonous Plants

  www.health.ucsd.edu/poison/plants.asp
  Information on life-threatening poisonous plants.
  

Key Sites Providing Links to Multiple Sources of Information

• American Association of Poison Control Centers

  www.aapcc.org/
  AAPC is a nationwide organization of poison centers and interested individuals.

• ATSDR Science Corner

  www.atsdr.cdc.gov/cx.html
  Huge menu of global resources and information on environmental health.

• Chemical Industry Institute of Toxicology

  www.ciit.org
  This is a not-for-profit toxicology research institute dedicated to providing an improved scientific basis for understanding and assessing the potential adverset effects of chemicals, pharmaceuticals, and consumer products on human health.

• Duke Occupational & Environmental Medicine Home Page

  gilligan.mc.duke.edu/oem
  Gateway to a long list/menu of other WWW sites and documents pertaining to environmental and occupational health, clinical toxicology, and safety regulations. Continually updated.

• Hardin Meta Directory Toxicology Page

  www.lib.uiowa.edu/hardin/md/tox.html

• Healthweb Toxicology - Indiana University School of Medicine

  http://healthweb.org/toxicology/
  HealthWeb provides links to subject-specific, evaluated information resources on the World-Wide Web. Toxicology is one of 70 subject pages in the HealthWeb project. Over twenty major academic medical libraries contribute to the project.

• Medical, Clinical & Occupational Toxicology Resource Home Page

  www.pitt.edu/~martint/welcome.htm
  Multi-layered listing of links to a wide variety of toxicology information. Includes information on Medical Toxicology subspecialty training and sub-board exam. Compiled by ACMT’s Tom Martin, MD.

• Pharmlink - Pharmaceutical Information Network

  pharminfo.com/phrmlink.html
  Very extensive menu of links to data on pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, and pharmaceutical companies.

• University of Colorado "Environmental Health Hot Springs"

  www.uchsc.edu/sm/pmb/envh
  An extensive collection of links to a variety of web sites providing information on environmental health.
  

Newsletters and Bulletins

• FDA Medical Bulletin

  www.fda.gov/medbull/summer99.html
  On-line version of periodic FDA bulletin of news for health professionals. Last part of URL will change for future issues.

• FDC Reports, "The Pink Sheet"

  www.fdcreports.com/pinkout.shtml
  Brief weekly updates on business and scientific news pertaining to the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry.

• Harvard Center for Health and the Global Environment

  www.med.harvard.edu/chge/the-review.html
  A quarterly newsletter of current research, news reports, events, and debates concerning human health and global environmental change.

• Poison Review

  www.wwrem.com/poison/index.htm
  Newsletter from the University of Illinois/Toxikon Consortium offering summaries and commentary on recent toxicology literature.