JERNIGAN LIBRARY DATABASE INFORMATION 

ToxNet    Off Campus Link

TOXNET is a cluster of databases on toxicology, hazardous chemicals, environmental health, and related areas.  The constituent
databases are described in the following table.

Database Description Fact Sheet Sample Records
HSDB Hazardous Substances Data Bank - Broad scope in human and animal toxicity, safety and handling, environmental fate, and more. Scientifically peer-reviewed. HSDB Permethrin
IRIS Integrated Risk Information System - data from the EPA in support of human health risk assessment, focusing on hazard identification and dose-response assessment. IRIS Toluene
GENE-TOX GENE-TOX - Peer-reviewed mutagenicity test data from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). GENE-TOX Aniline hydrochloride
CCRIS Chemical Carcinogenesis Research Information System - carcinogenicity, mutagenicity, tumor promotion, and tumor inhibition data provided by the National Cancer Institute (NCI). CCRIS Phenol
Multiple Tox. Databases Integrated search of any or all of the following databases: Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB), Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS), Chemical Carcinogenesis Research Information (CCRIS), and Genetic Toxicology (GENE-TOX).   Formaldehyde
TOXLINE Extensive array of references to literature on biochemical, pharmacological, physiological, and toxicological effects of drugs and other chemicals. TOXLINE Environmental polychlorinated biphenyls
DART/ETIC Developmental and Reproductive Toxicology and Environmental Teratology Information Center - Current and older literature on developmental and reproductive toxicology. DART/ETIC Accutane
TRI Annual estimated releases of toxic chemicals to the environment - the Environmental Protection Agency's TRI (Toxics Release Inventory) - reporting years 1995 - 1999. TRI Creosote
ChemIDplus Numerous chemical synonyms, structures, regulatory list information, and links to other databases containing information about the chemicals. ChemIDplus Aspirin


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