| Toxicology and T Guide - Resources and Review
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| Database summarising the results from aquatic acute toxicity tests conducted by the US Geological Survey, as a starting point for hazard assessment of contaminants. The database is searchable by species or chemical, or a combination of the two. Also includes two datasets
of chemical IDs and of Acute Toxicity Test Results - which can be merged to provide a complete dataset with all toxicity tests, species, and chemical information.
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Set of links to selected, evaluated and annotated Internet resources relevant to animal bites, stings, and poisons.
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Collection of material providing an introduction to the field of toxicology and chemical safety. Offers information on the physical form of chemicals of which the major types are solid, liquid, gas and vapour, possible health effects of chemical substances, methods of data retrieval, details of hazard and risk assessment, and a glossary. Also provides background information about environmental toxicology and ecotoxicology.
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Set of databases with information on toxicology and hazardous chemicals. Provides access to a Hazardous Substances Data Bank, Chemical Carcinogenesis Research Information System, Genetic Toxicology / Mutagenicity Data Bank and Integrated Risk Information System. Also facilitates searching of Environmental Protection Agency files, relevant literature and additional databases including MEDLINE, AIDSDRUG, ChemID, HealthSTAR and TOXLINE.
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A database of information about environmental toxicology. Includes over 100 environmental contaminants, information on chemical elements, compounds, and products. The encyclopaedia is also a reference for determining the potential impact of the concentration of a certain substance.
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Source of information on over 2000 hazardous substances, from acenaphthene to zircomium. Fact sheets for each substance are stored as PDF files and substances are listed by their common names. Users can learn how to identify harmful chemicals, determine exposure, assess health hazards and acquire emergency information.
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FDA is a public health agency, charged with protecting American consumers by enforcing the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and several related public health laws. There are links to other US government regulatory agencies concerned with foods, human drugs, biologics, animal drugs, cosmetics, medical devices and radiological health, freedom of information, children and tobacco, toxicology research, medical products reporting and health and human services.
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Links to selected Internet resources in toxicology.
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The EXTOXNET InfoBase provides a variety of information about pesticides. The Pesticide Information Profiles contiain specific information on pesticides, Toxicology Information Briefs contain a discussion of certain concepts in toxicology and environmental chemistry. Other topic areas include: Toxicology Issues of Concern, factsheets, news about toxicology issues, newsletters, resources
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European mirror of an index of biotechnology resources. Includes biotechnology, pharmaceutical development, genetic engineering, medical device development, and related fields such as pharmacology and toxicology.
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Set of links to journals relevant to pharmacology and toxicology. Some have only subscription information online, others have tables of contents, abstracts or full text.
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A scientific publication comprising short reviews that cover the latest advances in the analytical sciences. Fields covered include analytical instrumentation, biochemistry, biotechnology, clinical chemistry, environmental chemistry, forensic science, laboratory automation, materials science, pharmaceutical chemistry, process analysis, surface science, and toxicology.
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Links to medical, clinical, and occupational toxicology resources.
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Provides access to the Excerpta Medica database, renowned for its international coverage of drug related research literature. EMBASE covers all aspects of human medicine and related biomedical research, including comprehensive information on drugs and toxicology, clinical medicine, biotechnology and bioengineering, health affairs, psychiatry and forensic medicine. BIDS EMBASE includes more than five million records, with data from 3500 biomedical journals published in 110 countries, dating back to 1980. Subscription required.
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