Chemical Information Sources/SIRCh/Chemical Safety Searches and Toxicology Searches

SIRCh: Selected Internet Resources for Chemistry

Guides to Chemical Safety or Toxicology Information

 * Where to find Material Safety Data Sheets on the Internet: Directory
 * HazMat Safety Community
 * EnviroLink's Environmental Resources
 * CCOHS Resources page (Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety)
 * Safety Information Resources on the Internet (Vermont SIRI Home Page)
 * NIOSH Home Page (National Institute for Occupational Health and Safety)
 * USA.gov
 * Best Environmental Directories: links to 550+ environmental directories
 * Chemical Exposure: Toxicology, Safety and Risk Assessment (LC Science Tracer Bullet, December 1991)
 * Select Bibliography on Chemical Hazards (Indiana University)

Material Safety Data Sheets & Other Factual Sources

 * Where to find Material Safety Data Sheets on the Internet: Directory
 * CCOHS Web Information Service (formerly, CCINFOWeb)
 * TOXNET (Toxicology Data Network at the National Library of Medicine) (includes HSDB)
 * Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB) (structure-searchable via NIH Specialized Information Services)
 * SIRI MSDS Index
 * Environment (SRC, Syracuse Research Corporation)
 * National Toxicology Program
 * Chemicals in the Environment: OPPT Chemical Fact Sheets
 * Envirofacts Data Warehouse (US EPA)
 * The Chemical Database (University of Akron)
 * ToxFAQs (Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry)
 * MedlinePlus
 * RTK NET: The Right-to-Know Network
 * Extoxnet (Pesticides)
 * Worksafe (Australia)
 * NCMS Solvent Database (National Center for Manufacturing Sciences)

Environmental Sources

 * U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
 * Chemical Data Access Tool (health and safety information submitted to EPA under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) for chemicals manufactured or imported into the US)
 * Substance Registry Services (EPA)
 * Popular Resources (EPA)
 * HPV Chemical Hazard Characterizations (HPV = High Production Volume: substances produced in excess of 1 million pounds per year)
 * Toxic Substances Control Act Test Submissions (TSCATS)
 * Environmental Health and Toxicology (NLM)
 * Toxic Substances Portal (Agency for Toxic Substances & Disease Registry)
 * US Department of Energy
 * AGRICOLA Database (US National Agricultural Library)
 * Environmental Sites
 * United Nations Environment Programme
 * CCOHS Web Information Service (Candian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety)
 * ESIS European chemical Substances Information System
 * European Environment Agency
 * Institute for Health and Consumer Protection (European)
 * National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
 * EnvironmentalChemistry.com
 * Pesticide Database
 * A Guide to Household Hazardous Waste

Laws and Regulations

 * Laws and Regulations (US EPA)
 * U.S. Code of Federal Regulations
 * United Nations Environment Programme

Dictionaries

 * Terms of Environment (U.S. EPA)
 * Terminology Services (US EPA)
 * The MSDS Hyper Glossary
 * Glossary of Terms Used in Toxicology (IUPAC Provisional Recommendations)
 * Explanatory Dictionary of Key Terms in Toxicology (IUPAC)
 * Explanatory Dictionary of Key Terms in Toxicology, Part II (IUPAC)
 * Abbreviations and Acronyms Used in Toxicology Literature (IUPAC)

Labels

 * NFPA Chemical Hazard Labels
 * Safety in the Chemistry Laboratory (includes clickable label image with brief descriptions of NFPA and HMIG classes)
 * Safety in the Chemistry Laboratory (HMIG / HMIS Hazardous Material Identification Guide / System)
 * Identification of Chemical Hazards Through Labeling (descriptions and pictures of ANSI, NFPA, DOT, and HMIS labels)

Miscellaneous

 * Periodic Table with Health and Environmental Data (Lenntech)