Diseases and the Environment - Information from the National Library of Medicine

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TOXNET
Databases on hazardous chemicals, environmental health, and toxic releases
  • HSDB - Hazardous Substances Data Bank
    Comprehensive, peer-reviewed toxicological data and other information on chemicals
  • TOXLINE - TOXicology Literature OnLINE
    References from the toxicology literature, including MEDLINE/PubMed and meeting abstracts
TOXMAP
Geographic representation of TRI data with links to other TOXNET resources
MEDLINE/PubMed Toxicology Subset
References from biomedical journals. The subset improves searching for articles about toxicology

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TOXLINE
HSDB
Haz-Map
ChemIDplus
Household Products Database
LactMed

 

More NLM resources on Diseases and Treatment

TOXNET

Databases on hazardous chemicals, environmental health, and toxic releases

ChemIDplus - Chemical Identification Plus

Dictionary of chemical names, synonyms, and structures. Links to related NLM databases and other resources

CCRIS - Chemical Carcinogenesis Research Information System

Carcinogenicity, mutagenicity, tumor promotion, and tumor inhibition test results

DART - Developmental and Reproductive Toxicology Database

References to teratology, developmental and reproductive toxicology literature

GENE-TOX - Genetic Toxicology Data Bank

Peer-reviewed genetic toxicology test data

IRIS - Integrated Risk Information System

Hazard identification and dose-response assessments

ITER - International Toxicity Estimates for Risk Assessment

Human risk values and cancer classifications for chemicals from multiple organizations worldwide

Other NLM resources on Diseases and Treatment

Haz-Map occupational health database

Haz-Map

Links jobs and hazardous tasks with occupational diseases and their symptoms
Tox Town - Interactive guide to potentially toxic substances and environmental health issues in everyday places

Tox Town

Interactive guide to toxic substances and environmental health issues in everyday places
Household Products Database - Potential health effects of chemicals in 9,000+ common household products

Household Products Database

Safety and health information for products used in and around the home
MedlinePlus - Consumer health resource with information on over 700 health topics, including toxicology and environmental health

MedlinePlus

Consumer health resource with links to authoritative information on health topics