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 for over 5,000 chemicals
  • TOXLINE - TOXicology Literature OnLINE
    Over three million references from the toxicology literature, including MEDLINE/PubMed, research in progress, 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 facilitates searching for articles about toxicology.

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All TOXNET Databases
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 over 380,000 chemicals (names, synonyms, structures)
  • ChemIDplus advanced
    • Also includes structure search and display for over 260,000 chemicals

CCRIS - Chemical Carcinogenesis Research Information System

Carcinogenicity, mutagenicity, tumor promotion, and tumor inhibition test results for over 9,000 chemicals

DART - Developmental and Reproductive Toxicology Database

Over 200,000 references to teratology, developmental and reproductive toxicology literature

GENE-TOX - Genetic Toxicology Data Bank

Peer-reviewed genetic toxicology test data for over 3,000 chemicals

IRIS - Integrated Risk Information System

Hazard identification and dose-response assessments for over 500 chemicals

ITER - International Toxicity Estimates for Risk Assessment

Risk information for over 600 chemicals from authoritative groups 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

Potential health effects of chemicals in 9,000 common household products
MedlinePlus - Consumer health resource with information on over 700 health topics, including toxicology and environmental health

MedlinePlus

Consumer health resource on over 700 health topics including drug and chemical information