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
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)