Online handbooks
The Knovel and CRC collections of online handbooks have mutiple titles which cover aspects of chemical exposure. They are good for getting up to speed on particular chemicals or techniques. Sometimes the articles include bibliographies you can mine for further information. The other two listed are standard works which are now available online.
2nd ed. / Oxford : Elsevier, 2010.
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The 14-volume second edition of "Comprehensive Toxicology" reflects new advances in toxicology research, including content by some of the leading researchers in the field. It provides a unique organ-systems structure that allows the user to explore the toxic effects of various substances on each human system, aiding in providing diagnoses and proving essential in situations where the toxic substance is unknown but its effects on a system are obvious.
[Boca Raton, Fla.] : CRC Press ; London : Taylor and Francis Group.
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Some of the relevant titles in this collection are: Handbook of Chemicals and Safety, Occupational Exposure Assessment for Air Contaminants, Agrochemical and Pesticides Safety Handbook, Essentials of Toxic Chemical Risk, Science and Society and Predicting Chemical Toxicity and Fate.
4th ed. Burlington : Elsevier Science, 2014.
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Provides comprehensive coverage of basic toxicological data, emphasizing toxic effects primarily in humans, but also those of animals and biological systems in vitro. The fourth edition also contains several new chapters on important topics such as nanotoxicology, metals in prosthetics and dental implants, gene-environment interaction, neurotoxicology, metals in food, renal, cardiovascular, and diabetes effects of metal exposures and more.
[Norwich, N.Y.] : Knovel, 2003-
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Relevant titles in this collection include: Merck Index, Hazardous Chemicals Handbook, Sittig’s Handbooks (various) and Patty’s Toxicology.
Selected databases
These sources are all listed in the SearchWorks online catalog. Most of these collections of articles do not have full text included, but link out to the articles. If you need a refresher on searching these, check the left sidebar under "Research Skills" for the "Find articles" refresher.
[New York?] : Thomson Reuters.
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Llife sciences literature and biomedical sciences literature, with deep, global, coverage on a wide range of subject areas.
[S.l.] : Cambridge Scientific Abstracts, [199-]-
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Topics include: detection, monitoring, and analysis of pollution; sewage and wastewater treatment; hazardous wastes and refuse; toxicology of pesticides; heavy metals; agricultural chemicals; risk assessment. Has ”Review” as a document facet. Offers a “peer reviewed” checkbox option.
Bethesda, MD : National Center for Biotechnology Information, [1997]-
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Indexes over 5,000 journals including both basic biomedical sciences and clinical practice. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) provide a powerful tool for searching topics. Updated daily, covers 1946--present, with some older material.
[Columbus, Ohio : American Chemical Society, Chemical Abstracts Service]
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Covers chemistry & chemical engineering and organic and inorganic substance information. The web version of provides access to literature of the Chemical Abstracts Service, and to MEDLINE. One-time registration is REQUIRED to create a personal login ID.
[New York] : Elsevier, 2004-
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The world’s largest multidisciplinary abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed academic journal articles. Has ”Review” as a document facet.
Bethesda, Md. : National Library of Medicine, [199-]-
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A network of databases on toxicology, hazardous chemicals, environmental health and toxic releases. May point to literature reviews on specific chemicals as part of the record.
[S.l.] : Cambridge Scientific Abstracts, [199-]-
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Abstracts literature on water-related topics covering the characteristics, conservation, control, pollution, treatment, use and management of water resources. Has” Review” as a document facet. Offers a “peer reviewed” checkbox option.
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Covers over 12,000 of the highest impact journals worldwide, including Open Access journals and over 150,000 conference proceedings. Has ”Review” as a document facet.
Other online resources
These sources are mainly compiled by various government bodies.
Access the most important information about toxic substances and how they affect health. Segments include:
alphabetical listing for documents on specific substances, toxicological information by health effect or chemical class, toxicological information by audience.
alphabetical listing for documents on specific substances, toxicological information by health effect or chemical class, toxicological information by audience.
A collection of statistics and references and contains data from 30 European countries.
These sites are sources of high-quality, well-cataloged science images.
The use of digital images is often subject to copyright and/or licensing restrictions. Consult each site's information on rights and reproductions--especially if you plan to use an image in a publication.It is equally important that you cite images properly. See the "Citing images" section of this guide.
The use of digital images is often subject to copyright and/or licensing restrictions. Consult each site's information on rights and reproductions--especially if you plan to use an image in a publication.It is equally important that you cite images properly. See the "Citing images" section of this guide.
An EPA database of human health effects that may result from exposure to 540 chemical substances found in the environment.
Topic pages on Chemicals and Drugs, Diseases and the Environment, Environmental Health, Occupational Safety and Health, Poisoning, Risk Assessment and Regulations, Toxicology, and Pesticide Exposure. Audence: General Public, Researchers, Scientists, Health Professionals, and Emergency Responders. Includes a Reference tools section with AtoZ list of resources.
An open access image search engine from the National Institutes of Health. Good retrievals for most major biomedical topics. Open-i helps "users retrieve not only the MEDLINE citation information, but also the outcome statements in the article and the most relevant figure from it. Further, it is possible to use the figure as a query component to find other relevant images or other visually similar images."
OSHA maintains this chemical database as a convenient reference for the occupational safety and health community. It compiles information from several government agencies and organizations. Information available in the report includes:
- Physical Properties
- Exposure Guidelines
- NIOSH Pocket Guide, and
- Emergency Response Information, including the DOT Emergency Response Guide.
Data obtained from pre-existing human activity studies that were collected at city, state, and US national levels.
The most recent summary of the available statistical data on various factors used in assessing human exposure.
Studies selected, curated, and indexed from MEDLINE, CAB Abstracts, and Agricola relateing to the evidence of animals as "early warning" sentinels of human health hazards.
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