Your Health and the Environment: Resources from the National Library of Medicine Stacey J. Arnesen Specialized Information Services National Library of Medicine
Premier portal for environmental health information
SIS – New and Improved Resources TOXNET –LactMed –HSDB –5,000 hazardous substances –PDA version ToxSeek – meta search & clustering tool WebWISER – web version of WISER tool TOXMAP – added Superfund sites, health statistics, TRI 2004 Tox Town – Farm Scene added …and more
Tox TownTox Town: An Interactive Guide to Potentially Toxic Substances and Environmental Health Issues Tox Town Four neighborhoods
New: Tox Town Farm
EnviroHealth Links
TOXMAP Environmental Health e-Maps EPA Toxics Release Inventory EPA Toxics Release Inventory Superfund Sites (Hazardous Waste Sites) Superfund Sites (Hazardous Waste Sites) Cancer and other disease mortality data Cancer and other disease mortality data Demographic data Demographic data
TRI and Superfund – Phoenix, AZ
Superfund Sites
Health and Demographic Data
TOXNET Search All databases for the effects of TCE on children
Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB) Search Results 5,000 th record added to HSDB!
HSDB TCE Record: Information on Children Human Health Effects Emergency Medical Treatment Environmental Fate/Exposure Environmental Standards & Regulations Chemical/Physical Properties
Drugs and Lactation Database LactMed Database on the possible effects of over 400 drugs on breastfeeding NEW!
LactMed Results Includes summary of use during lactation, drug levels in breastmilk and effects on breastfed infants
TOXNET on PDA Search TOXNET from your PDA
WISER Wireless Information System for Emergency Responders Information tailored for emergency responders Information tailored for emergency responders Assist in identifying unknown substances Assist in identifying unknown substances Emergency treatment and containment information Emergency treatment and containment information Stand-alone with enhanced connected (wireless) capabilities Stand-alone with enhanced connected (wireless) capabilities
Web WISER: Web version of WISER
ToxSeek: Metasearch and Clustering Engine
ToxSeek Results
Online Tutorials Quick Tour (Overview) of NLM’s environmental health and toxicology resources Importing TOXLINE Special Citations into a Reference Manager Program
Household Products Database
Haz-MapHaz-Map: An Occupational Health Database Haz-Map Links jobs and job tasks to hazardous substances and occupational diseases
ChemIDplus New FLEXible Structure Searching Aleve
ToxMystery
In the Works … World Library of Toxicology, Chemical Safety and Environmental Health REMM (Radiation Event Medical Management System)
Keeping up in Environmental Health What’s new from NLM’s Environmental Health and Toxicology Program Environmental health issues in the news from MedlinePlus SIS Listserv and RSS feed
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