TOXNET® is an umbrella site of government databases on toxicology, hazardous chemical, environmental health, and toxic releases.
ChemIDplus®
Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB®)
Toxicology Literature Online (TOXLINE®)
Developmental and Reproductive Toxicology (DART)
Chemical Carcinogenesis Research Information System (CCRIS)
Genetic Toxicology Data Bank (GENE-TOX)
Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS)
International Toxicity Estimates for Risk (ITER)
LactMed
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A peer-reviewed and fully referenced database of drugs to which breastfeeding mothers may be exposed
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Information includes the levels of such substances in breast milk and infant blood, and the possible adverse effects in the nursing infant
Multi-Database
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Search all factual chemical databases which include HSDB, CCRIS, ITER, IRIS, GENE-TOX, and LactMed
Toxics Release Inventory (TRI)
Haz-Map
Household Products
TOXMAP
Additional Resources
Carcinogenic Potency Database (CPDB)
Developed by the University of California, Berkeley, and by the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, this database reports analysis of animal cancer tests on 1547 chemicals. Results for each chemical are now searchable via the National Library of Medicine (NLM) Toxicology Data Network (TOXNET(r)).
ToxSeek is an NLM (National Library of Medicine) metasearch engine and clustering tool that enables the simultaneous searching of many different toxicology and environmental health information databases and Web sites. ToxSeek enhancements include:
A new spell checker with English and medical dictionaries
The automatic inclusion of medical subject headings (MeSH) in the subject clusters
The addition of TOXMAP® (environmental health e-maps) and Tox Town (an interactive guide to commonly encountered toxic substances)
Refinements to the search strategies of the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) sites
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The addition of WHO (World Health Organization)
