
JERNIGAN LIBRARY DATABASE INFORMATION
ToxNet
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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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