Environmental health, toxicology, and chemical information for the public from the NLM

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Especially for the Public

Starting Points

Household Products Database: Potential health effects of chemicals for common household products
Tox Town: Interactive guide to potentially toxic substances and environmental health issues in everyday places
Dietary Supplements Labels Database: Contains information from the labels of dietary supplements in the marketplace, including vitamins, minerals, herbs or other botanicals, amino acids, and other specialty supplements.
TOXMAP: Maps of EPA Toxics Release Inventory and Superfund data with links to related TOXNET resources

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More Detailed NLM Resources for the Public

ChemIDplus

Dictionary of over 380,000 chemicals (names, synonyms, structures)

Includes links to NLM databases and other resources

Drug information from the National Library of Medicine and other key government agencies. Covers drugs from entry into clinical trials through entry in the market place. A version for mobile devices is available.

Enviro-Health Links

Evaluated links to Internet resources on selected toxicology and enviromental health issues

Haz-Map

Links jobs and hazardous tasks with occupational diseases and their symptoms

MEDLINE/PubMed Toxicology Subset

References from biomedical journals. The subset facilitates searching for articles about toxicology.

LactMed

Database of drugs to which breastfeeding mothers may be exposed. Covers

maternal and infant drug levels
possible effects on infants
alternate drugs to consider

Pillbox

Rapid identification of unknown solid-dosage medications (tablets/capsules) based on physical characteristics and high-resolution image

TOXNET

Databases on hazardous chemicals, environmental health, and toxic releases

Other NLM Resources for the Public

	DIRLINE Organizations offering information, referral and support for many diseases and conditions
	Environmental Health Student Portal Students and teachers learn how the environment can impact health
	Health Hotlines Directory of health-related organizations with toll-free telephone numbers, also available in print format. A Health Hotlines App is available for iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad.
	ToxMystery ToxMystery provides a fun, game-like experience, while teaching important lessons about household chemical hazards. For children from 7-11 years old.
	IUPAC Glossary of Terms Used In Toxicology, 2nd Edition This glossary contains definitions and explanatory notes for terms frequently used in the field of toxicology.