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 (Canadian 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)