Toxicology and Health-Risk Information

 

FEDERAL & NON-FEDERAL INTERNET LINKS

ATSDR ToxFAQs:
www.atsdr.cdc.gov/toxfaq.html or www.atsdr.cdc.gov/toxprofiles

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Occupational Health and Safety Guidelines for Chemical Hazards:
www.cdc.gov/niosh/81-123.html

National Toxicology Program (NTP) Report on Carcinogens: http://ehis.niehs.nih.gov/roc

EPA Integrated Risk-Information System (IRIS):
www.epa.gov/iris

International Programme on Chemical Safety (IPCS):
www.who.int/pcs

Chemfinder:
www.chemfinder.com

Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS):
www.hazard.com/msds

U.S. Government-Related Internet Links
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards: www.cdc.gov/niosh/npg/npgd0000.html

Registry of Toxic Effects of Chemical Substances (RTECS):
www.cdc.gov/niosh/rtecs.html

Tobacco Information and Prevention Source:
www.cdc.gov/tobacco

National Center for Health Statistics:
www.cdc.gov/nchs

National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey: www.cdc.gov/nchs/nhanes.htm

Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program: www.cdc.gov/nceh/lead/lead.htm

Pesticides and Public Health: Integrated Methods of Mosquito Management: www.cdc.gov/ncidod/eid/vol7no1/rose.htm

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)

Environmental Health Policy Committee:
http://web.health.gov/environment

U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

Center for Devices and Radiological Health:
www.fda.gov/cdrh 

For information about toxicology and health risks, see the following sites:

Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition:
www.cfsan.fda.gov

National Center for Toxicological Research:
www.fda.gov/nctr

National Institutes of Health (NIH) U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)

National Cancer Institute (NCI):
www.nci.nih.gov

Food Safety and Inspection Service:
http://www.fsis.usda.gov

National Institute of Child Health and Human Development:
www.nichd.nih.gov

USDA, Forest Service Pesticide Fact Sheets: http://svinet2.fs.fed.us/foresthealth/pesticide

National Institute for Environmental Health Sciences:
www.niehs.nih.gov 

U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)

Office of Environment, Safety and Health: http://tis.eh.doe.gov/portal/home.htm

National Toxicology Program (NTP) Chemical Health and Safety Data: http://ntpserver.niehs.nih.gov/Main_Pages/Chem-HS.html 

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)

NTP Report on Carcinogens: http://ntpserver.niehs.nih.gov/NewHomeRoc/AboutRoC.html

Office of Healthy Homes and Lead-Hazard Control:
www.hud.gov/offices/lead

Chemical Carcinogenesis Research Information System: http://toxnet.nlm.nih.gov/cgibin/sis/htmlgen?CCRIS

U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)

www.cpsc.gov

Hazardous Susbstances Data Bank (HSDB®): http://toxnet.nlm.nih.gov/cgibin/sis/htmlgen?HSDB

U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT)

Hazardous Materials Emergency-Response Guidebook: http://hazmat.dot.gov/erg2000/psnsort.htm

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA)

Office of Air and Radiation (OAR): U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) www.epa.gov/oar

Office of Environmental Information (OEI):
www.epa.gov/oei http://www.osha.gov/index.html

Office of Prevention, Pesticides, and Toxic Substances (OPPTS): www.epa.gov/opptsmnt/index.htm

Other Related Internet Sites

American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine: http://www.acoem.org 

Office of Research and Development (ORD):
www.epa.gov/ORD 

Association of Occupational and Environmental Clinics:
http://www.aoec.org 

Office of Water (OW):
www.epa.gov/OW

Association of Public Health Laboratories:
http://www.aphl.org

Office of Pesticide Programs:
www.epa.gov/pesticides

International Chemical Safety Cards: http://www.ilo.org/public/english/protection/sa fework/cis/products/icsc/dtasht/index.htm

EPA Integrated Risk-Information System (IRIS):
www.epa.gov/iris

EPA Envirofacts:
www.epa.gov/enviro

National Researc Council (NRC) Toxicological Effects of Methylmercury: http://books.nap.edu/books/0309071402/html/index.html

Lead:
www.epa.gov/OGWDW/dwh/cioc/lead.html