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 Following is a list of freeware that provides databases and electronic publications related to the health hazards of chemicals. To
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8(e) Triage Chemical Studies Database
By US Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics (OPPT). Searchable database of scientific studies on the health and environmental effects of toxic chemicals related to Section 8(e) of TSCA.
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CAMEO Chemicals
By US Environmental Protection Agency and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. An online, easy-to-use version of the most popular components of the CAMEO program: the chemical database and the reactivity prediction tool. It contains response recommendations for over 6,000 chemicals. The database also contains over 100,000 chemical synonyms and identification numbers, which aid emergency responders in identifying unknown substances during an incident.
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CCD (ChemExper Chemical Directory)
By ChemExper. Search for information about chemical products (physical and chemical characteristics, structure, MSDS etc.).
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chemBlink
By chemBlink Inc.. Worldwide online database of chemicals. Search by chemical name, CAS number, formula, or supplier. Shows chemical structure.
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Chemfinder
By CambridgeSoft Corporation. Information about specific chemicals with links to other web sites for even more information.
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Chemical Backgrounders
By National Safety Council. Find chemical descriptions and such information as chemical properties, identification information, health effects, exposure and regulatory information.
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Chemical Fact Sheets (OPPT)
By US Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics (OPPT). Chemical summaries and fact sheets in ASCII text and PDF formats.
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Chemical Reactivity Worksheet
By US Environmental Protection Agency and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Find out about the reactivity of substances or mixtures of substances (reactivity is the tendency of substances to undergo chemical change). It includes a database of reactivity information for more than 4,000 common hazardous chemicals. The database includes information about the special hazards of each chemical and about whether a chemical reacts with air, water, or other materials. The Worksheet also includes a way for you to virtually "mix" chemicals to find out what dangers could arise from accidental mixing. Has versions for Windows 95/NT, Windows 3.1, and Apple Macintosh.
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CHESAR
By European Chemicals Agency. Chesar is a plug-in to IUCLID 5. The tool is meant to help companies in carrying out their Chemical Safety Assessments (CSA) and in preparing their Chemical Safety Reports (CSR).
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Ecotox Database
By US Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response. The ECOTOX (ECOTOXicology) database provides single chemical toxicity information for aquatic and terrestrial life. ECOTOX is a useful tool for examining impacts of chemicals on the environment.
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Genium Web Club
By Genium Publishing Corporation. Free but requires registration. Browse several databases including Chemical Hazard Data (look up a CAS number, caution statement, or fire diamond for over 1,100 common workplace chemicals), Safety and Health Glossary (search over 1,500 terms, abbreviations, and acronyms of special interest to the safety community), and Environmental Data (look up method references and sampling guidelines, procedures, and preps for solid and aqueous samples).
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H2E Self-Assessment Guide
By Hospitals for a Healthy Environment (H2E). This guide provides waste reduction information and tools for healthcare facilities. It includes a series of checklists and worksheets for evaluating a wide range of environmental issues, from medical waste management to energy conservation.
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H2E Self-Assessment Guide
By Hospitals for a Healthy Environment (H2E). Helps health care facilities with a plan of action for reducing waste.
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Haz-Map
By Jay A. Brown, MD, MPH. Information on hazardous chemicals and occupational diseases to assist in the prevention of work-related illnesses caused by chemicals and biological agents in high-risk jobs and industries.
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Health eHome
By Children's Health Environmental Coalition. An interactive resource on how to reduce environmental health risks to children in and around the home.
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Household Products Database
By US National Library of Medicine. What's under your kitchen sink, in your garage, in your bathroom, and on the shelves in your laundry room? Learn more about what's in these products, about potential health effects, and about safety and handling.
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Immediately Dangerous To Life or Health Concentrations (IDLHs)
By National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). Immediately Dangerous to Life or Health concentrations (IDLHs) were determined to assign appropriate respiratory protection equipment. IDLHs are listed with the basis and references for the current values.
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Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) (download version)
By US Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development. IRIS is a database of human health effects that may result from exposure to various substances found in the environment. The information in IRIS is intended for those without extensive training in toxicology, but with some knowledge of health sciences. The heart of the IRIS system is its collection of computer files covering individual chemicals. These chemical files contain descriptive and quantitative information in the following categories: 1) oral reference doses and inhalation reference concentrations (RfDs and RfCs, respectively) for chronic noncarcinogenic health effects; and 2) hazard identification, oral slope factors, and oral and inhalation unit risks for carcinogenic effects.
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Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) (Internet version)
By US Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development. IRIS is a database of human health effects that may result from exposure to various substances found in the environment. The information in IRIS is intended for those without extensive training in toxicology, but with some knowledge of health sciences. The heart of the IRIS system is its collection of computer files covering individual chemicals. These chemical files contain descriptive and quantitative information in the following categories: 1) oral reference doses and inhalation reference concentrations (RfDs and RfCs, respectively) for chronic noncarcinogenic health effects; and 2) hazard identification, oral slope factors, and oral and inhalation unit risks for carcinogenic effects.
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International Chemical Safety Cards (ICSCs)
By International Programe on Chemical Safety (IPCS) and NIOSH. Contains International Chemical Safety Cards in eight languages and indexed in a variety of ways. An ICSC summarizes essential health and safety information on chemicals for their use at the "shop floor" level by workers and employers in factories, agriculture, construction and other work places.
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International Chemical Safety Cards (ICSCs)/CIS
By International Occupational Safety and Health Information Centre (CIS). An ICSC summarizes essential health and safety information on chemicals for their use at the "shop floor" level by workers and employers in factories, agriculture, construction and other work places.
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IUCLID 5
By European Chemicals Agency. IUCLID (International Uniform ChemicaL Information Database) allows the user to enter, manage, store and exchange information on intrinsic and hazard properties of chemical substances. It implements the Harmonised Templates developed by the OECD (Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development). Registration is required. Companies impacted by REACH can use IUCLID 5 to fulfill their REACH legislation requirements.
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Lead in the Environment
By US Environmental Protection Agency and Purdue University. Examines the health problems posed by lead and discusses testing children for lead poisoning. Learn about sources of lead, health effects, and techniques for reducing lead exposure in and around the home. A quiz helps users review what they have learned, and the reference section points them to local, regional and national sources of information and help.
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Lead in the Environment (Spanish version)
By US Environmental Protection Agency and Purdue University. Plomo en el Medio Ambiente. Este programa tiene la intencion de ayudar con la evaluacion del riesgo ambiental asociado con el envenenamiento por plomo.
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Learn About Chemicals Around Your House
By US Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics (OPPT). There are many household products used around your home. What do you know about them? Take a house tour and learn more about the chemicals around your home.
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Manganese
By Online Lawyer Source. Information for consumers on the health effects of manganese exposure.
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Master Summary for the Chemical Hazard Data Availability Table - DBF File
By US Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics (OPPT). Contains information on whether or not data on six hazard endpoints are publicly available for about 3,000 US High Production Volume (HPV) organic chemicals. The six hazard endpoints (acute toxicity, chronic toxicity, teratogenicity or developmental and reproductive toxicity, mutagenicity, ecotoxicity, and environmental fate) comprise the "Screening Information Data Set" (SIDS) test battery established by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.
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Master Summary for the Chemical Hazard Data Availability Table - PDF File
By US Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics (OPPT). Contains information on whether or not data on six hazard endpoints are publicly available for about 3,000 US High Production Volume (HPV) organic chemicals. The six hazard endpoints (acute toxicity, chronic toxicity, teratogenicity or developmental and reproductive toxicity, mutagenicity, ecotoxicity, and environmental fate) comprise the "Screening Information Data Set" (SIDS) test battery established by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.
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MediaLab OSHA Formaldehyde
By MediaLab, Inc.. This basic course describes the charcteristics and symptoms of formaldehyde; explains relevant OSHA standards; describes environmental monitoring procedures; and tells how to protect yourself from the dangers of formaldehyde.
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Medical Algorithms: Environmental Toxicology
By Institute for Algorithmic Medicine. Contains medical algorithms (computation, formula, survey, or look-up tables) useful in environmental toxicology. In MS Excel.
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NFPA Chemical Hazard Label
By National Fire Protection Association (NFPA). Ever wonder what the numbers on a chemical hazard label mean? Here's a brief description of the label and NFPA Standard 704.
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NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards (HTML version)
By National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). A source of general industrial hygiene information on several hundred chemicals/classes for workers, employers, and occupational health professionals. The information in the NPG includes chemical structures and formula, identification codes, synonyms, exposure limits, chemical and physical properties, incompatibilities and reactivities, measurement methods, respirator selections, signs and symptoms of exposure, and procedures for emergency treatment.
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NIST Chemistry Webbook
By National Institute of Standards and Technology. An online database of physical properties of chemicals. The database can be searched by chemical name, formula, CAS number, molecular weight, chemical structure, or ion energetics and spectral properties.
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Occupational Health Guidelines for Chemical Hazards
By National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). Database of Occupational Health Guidelines for Chemical Hazards (PDF files for each chemical)
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Pesticide Poisoning Diagnostic Tool
By Pesticide Action Network North America. An online resource to help physicians identify
and report pesticide-related illnesses. Visitors select from an extensive list of symptoms and the Tool generates a list of pesticides which are consistent with those symptoms, as well as information on any other symptoms that may be associated with poisoning by that pesticide. Once a case of pesticide poisoning has been confirmed by the physician, the Tool provides information on how to report the incident to the appropriate authorities. Reporting information is currently available for the US only, organized by state.
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REACH SIN List
By International Chemical Secretariat (ChemSec). The REACH SIN (Substitute It Now) List is a candidate list of chemicals that meet the criteria of substances of very high concern defined in the legislation, such as those that may cause cancer or persist in our bodies and the environment for long periods of time. Also available for download in PDF or xls.
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REACH-IT
By European Chemicals Agency. REACH-IT provides an online platform to submit data and dossiers (pre-registration, registration, C&L notification, ...) on chemicals. It also allows the Agency and Member States authorities to review the dossiers. The Agency will also use REACH-IT to make non-confidential information on chemicals accessible to public on its website.
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Right to Know Hazardous Substance Fact Sheets
By New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services. Right to Know Hazardous Substance Fact Sheets available by chemical name in an Adobe PDF format.
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SOLV-DB
By National Center for Manufacturing Sciences. Information on commercially available solvents including health and safety considerations, chemical and physical data, regulatory responsibilities, and environmental fate.
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Substance Registry System
By US Environmental Protection Agency. Looking for information about a chemical? Search by CAS Number, Name, Molecular Formula, Chemical Type, Definition, or Other Data Identifiers.
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The Consumer Guide to Toxic Chemicals in Toys
By Ecology Center. HealthyToys.org includes test results for more than 1,500 toys and children’s products. The site is a first step in providing parents, grandparents, and others who care about children with the information they need to make better choices when purchasing toys and other children’s products.
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Toxic Substance Control Act Test Submission database (TSCATS)
By Syracuse Research Corporation. The Toxic Substance Control Act Test Submission database, TSCATS, was developed by Syracuse Research Corp. for EPA starting in 1985. It is a central system for the collection, maintenance, and dissemination of information on unpublished technical reports submitted by industry to EPA under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). Studies on over 8,000 chemicals are categorized into three broad subject areas (health effects, environmental effects, and environmental fate).
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Toxicology Information Briefs (TIBs)
By EXTOXNET. Short descriptions of a variety of issues that pertain to pesticides such as health and environmental effects.
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Toxicology Issues of Concern (TICs)
By EXTOXNET. Various toxicology issues of concern such as In Our Children's Food, Environmental Hormones, and E Coli Outbreak.
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TOXMAP
By US National Library of Medicine. An interactive Web site that shows on maps the amount and location of certain toxic chemicals released into the environment in the United States. TOXMAP focuses on the geographic distribution of chemical releases, their relative amounts, and their trends over time. TOXMAP also links to NLM's extensive collection of toxicology and environmental health references, as well as to a rich resource of data on hazardous chemical substances in its TOXNET databases. There are also fact sheets and summaries about the various chemicals, written by the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry.
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Wireless Information System for Emergency Responders (WISER)
By US National Library of Medicine. WISER is a system designed to assist first responders in hazardous material incidents. It provides a wide range of information on hazardous substances, including substance identification support, physical characteristics, human health information, and containment and suppression advice. Available for the Palm, PocketPC, and Windows.
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COMMERCIAL SOFTWARE
 3E Spill, Poison & Exposure Hotlines
By 3E Company. Provides immediate, 24-7-365, toll free access to 3E's HazMat Mission Control Center for chemical spill assistance and access to physicians, toxicologists and Poison Control specialists for medical concerns. Backed by round-the-clock access to MSDSs, 3E Company provides a single source for EH&S information, emergency response oversight, and compliance reporting associated with chemical spill management and incidents related to chemical exposure, inhalation or ingestion.
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