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SIRCh: Chemical Safety or Toxicology Information

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As of 1 January 2007, this page is no longer updated at this site. Consult the SIRCh Wiki to find a version that is being maintained.

Page Contents:

MSDS & Other Factual Sources
Environmental Sources
Laws and Regulations
Guides to Chemical Safety or Toxicology Information
Miscellaneous

Material Safety Data Sheets & Other Factual Sources

• Where to find MSDS on the Internet: Directory
• CCINFOWeb
• TOXNET (Toxicology Data Network at the National Library of Medicine) (includes HSDB)
• Hazardous Substances Data Bank (structure-searchable via NIH Specialized Information Services)
• The Vermont SIRI Materials Data Sheet (MSDS) Collection
• Cornell University MSDS Database
• Environmental Fate Database
• Environmental Science Center (Syracuse Research Corporation)
• Chemical Health & Safety Data (US National Toxicology Program)
• Chemicals in the Environment: OPPT Chemical Fact Sheets
• Envirofacts Warehouse (US EPA)
• Hazardous Chemical Database at the University of Akron
• ToxFAQs, Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
• Fisher Catalogs
• United States Pharmacopeia dispensing information : USP DI: guide to more than 9,000 prescription and over-the-counter medications.
• RTK NET: The Right-to-Know Network
• Extoxnet (Pesticides)
• Worksafe Online (Australia)
• Chemical Safety: Hazardous Materials Classification at Stanford
• Indiana University's Department of Environmental Health and Safety
• NCMA Solvent Database
• Explanatory Dictionary of Key Terms in Toxicology

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Environmental Sources

• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
• EPA's Chemical Registry System
• EPA's Information Services and Tools
• NLM's Toxicology and Environmental Health Information (TEHIP)
• NTIS's Environment Search by Subject Page
• NTIS's Health and Safety Search by Subject Page
• CCINFOWeb
• Energy, Environment, and Natural Resources (States of the U.S.) (NASIRE)
• European Environment Agency
• European Chemicals Bureau
• Junk Science (Steve Milloy)
• CDL/LOC Environmental Information Resources
• National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
• EVEN EnVironmental Education oNline: EVEN is an online resource designed to help you find quality information related to the environment in a timely fashion.
• EnvironmentalChemistry.com
• Environmental Sites on the Internet
• Best Environmental Directories: links to 550+ environmental directories

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Laws and Regulations

• Laws and Regulations (US EPA Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response)
• WWW Virtual Library: Law: International & Environmental Law
• Environmental Professional's Homepage
• U.S. Code of Federal Regulations
• United Nations Environment Programme

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Guides to Chemical Safety or Toxicology Information

• Where to find MSDS on the Internet: Directory
• HAZMAT Safety (US DOT Office of Hazardous Materials Safety)
• Cambridge Scientific Abstracts' Environmental RouteNet
• EnviroLink's Environmental Library
• CCOHS H and S Internet Directory
• Environmental Professional's Homepage
• OSHWEB; Index of Occupational Safety and Health Resources
• Safety Information Resources on the Internet (Vermont SIRI Home Page)
• NIOSH Home Page
• NIOSH Databases
• Global Information Network on Chemicals
• Chemical Exposure: Toxicology, Safety and Risk Assessment (LC Science Tracer Bullet, December 1991)
• UNEP Chemicals: United Nations Environment Programme Clearinghouse of websites related to the safe use of chemicals.
• Select Bibliography on Chemical Hazards

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Miscellaneous

• Periodic Table with Health and Environmental Data (Lenntech)
• Terms of Environment (U.S. EPA)
• US EPA Terminology Reference System
• The MSDS Hyper Glossary
• Environmental and Industrial Chemistry; An On-Line Intercollegiate Course
• NFPA Chemical Hazard Labels (includes tables of ratings for various classes of compounds)
• Safety in the Chemistry Laboratory (includes clickable label image with brief descriptions of NFPA and HMIG classes)
• Safety in the Chemistry Laboratory (HMIG / HMIS Hazardous Material Identification Guide / System)
• Identification of Chemical Hazards Through Labeling (descriptions and pictures of ANSI, NFPA, DOT, and HMIS labels)
• MSDS Search

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