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Concerned
with determing the potential for adverse effects from chemicals, both natural
and synthetic, in order to assess hazard and risk to humans and lower animal
forms, and thus define appropriate precautionary, protective, restrictive
and therapeutic measures.
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- MedWebPlus:
Toxicology
- This is a very large guide to toxicology resources from
y-DNA, inc. an Atlanta-based biomedical information
technology company. Links to practice guidelines, government
agencies, and poison centers are just a few of the types of
resource links that can be found at this site.
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- EXTOXNET
InfoBase
- Various types of pesticide toxicology and environmental
chemistry information are available from the EXTOXNET
InfoBase The various types of information include
discussions of toxicological issues of concern (TICs);
toxicology newsletters; toxicology fact sheets; Pesticide
Information Profiles (PIPs); and Toxicology Information
Briefs (TIBs).
- Hazardous
Chemical Database
- This searchable database retreives information for any
of 1991 hazardous chemical based on a keyword search.
Potential keywords include names, formula and registry
numbers (CAS, DOT, RTECS and EPA).
- HazDat
Database
- HazDat, is the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease
Registry's Hazardous Substance Release/Health Effects
Database. The database was developed to provide access to
information on the emergency events the health of human
populations.
- The
University of Minnesota Biocatalysis/Biodegradation
Database
- The University of Minnesota Biocatalysis/Biodegradation
Database, UM-BBD, "contains information on microbial
biocatalytic reactions and biodegradation pathways for
primarily xenobiotic, chemical compounds. The goal of the
UM-BBD is to provide information on microbial
enzyme-catalyzed reactions that are important for
biotechnology. "
- TOXNET
- This site is compiled by the National Library of
Medicine and contains freely available databases of
literature and chemical information on the topics of
toxicology and environmental health. Links are available to
current news and publications, tutorials and chemical
information.
- TOXNET Toxicology Data
Network
- TOXNET, at the National Library of Medicine, is a group
of databases on toxicology, hazardous chemicals, and related
areas.
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