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| Environmental Releases and Hazards |
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I’m looking for information on chemicals released into air, water, and underground sites in my community. |
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Search TRI (Toxic Release Inventory of the EPA) database for 1995-1999 reporting years of annual estimated releases of toxic chemicals into the environment. To access a fact sheet on this database, click here. |
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I’m looking for information on potentially hazardous chemicals, emergency handling procedures, etc. |
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Search HSDB (Hazardous Substances Data Base) database for references to books, government documents, technical reports and journal articles.
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| Human Health Effects |
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I’m looking for information on cancer causing effects of specific chemicals |
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Search CCRIS (Chemical Carcinogenesis Research Information System) database for studies, literature, awareness tools, & National Cancer Institute reports. To access a fact sheet on this database, click here. |
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I’m looking for the general human health effects of drugs and chemicals. |
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Search TOXLINE an extensive collection of online bibliographic information covering the biochemical, pharmacological, physiological, and toxicological effects of drugs and other chemicals.
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I’m looking for information on human health risk (e.g., chemical carcinogen classifications, unit risk, and dose-response assessment). |
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Search IRIS (Integrated Risk Information System) database for data in support of human health risk assessment. Represents EPA consensus. |
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I’m looking for information on developmental and reproductive toxicology. |
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Search DART/ETIC (Developmental and Reproductive Toxicology/Environmental Teratology Information Center) database for references to literature published since 1965.
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| Additional Resources |
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I’m looking for information on organizations, research resources, projects and other databases concerned with health & biomedicine. |
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Search DIRLINE (Directory of Information Resources Online) database for information on publications, holdings and services provided.
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Go to National Library of Medicine’s Health Information page at http://www.nlm.nih.gov/hinfo.html with options to LOCATOR plus, CancerNet, Clinical Trials, NLM Gateway and more subject information. |
