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Your Health and the Environment:

Resources from the National

Library of MedicineStacey J. Arnesen Specialized Information ServicesNational Library of Medicine

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Toxicology and Environmental Health

Information http://tox.nlm.nih.gov

Premier portal for environmental health information

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Tox Town:An Interactive Guide to Potentially

Toxic Substances and Environmental Health Issues

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Tox Town goes Urban:

City Scene

Hospital

Construction site

Dentist office

EMF

Airplanes

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Tox Town: New US – Mexico Border

Scene

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TOXMAPMapping EPA Toxic Release

Sites

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Facilities releasing Benzene near St. Louis, MO

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Trends over Time

Triangles indicate net increase or decrease from 1987-2002

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Links to Health Information

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WISERWireless Information

System for Emergency Responders

• Information tailored for emergency responders

• Assist in identifying unknown substances

• Emergency treatment andcontainment information

• Stand-alone with enhanced connected (wireless) capabilities

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Scenario - Highway cargo tank overturned

HAZMAT Specialist is 1st on scene… Substance: Colorless liquid, smells like alcohol

Symptoms: Headache, dizziness, eyes irritated, nausea feeling

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Scenario - Highway cargo tank overturned

Isopropyl alcohol = Isopropanol

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Household Products Database

http://householdproducts.nlm

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June 2005: 1,000 new products to be added for a total of 6,000

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Household Products Database

Select Category:DeodorantSelect Type:Deodorant/AntiperspirantcombinationSelect Brand:Arrid Extra Dry

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Household Products:Brand Information

Brand InformationManufacturerHealth EffectsHandling/DisposalIngredients

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Household Products:Health Effects

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Household Products:Ingredients

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Household Products:Chemical Information

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Haz-Map:An Occupational Health

Database

Links jobs and hazardous tasks to occupational diseases, symptoms, & agents

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Haz-Map:An Occupational Health

Database

Search example: Potential causes of dizziness and chest tightness in farmers

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Haz-Map: Organophosphate pesticide poisoning in farm

workers

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Haz-Map: Organophosphate pesticide poisoning in farm workers

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TOXNET http://toxnet.nlm.nih.gov

Search All databases forthe effects of TCE on children

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Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)

Search Results

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HSDB TCE Record:Information on Children

Human Health Effects

Emergency Medical Treatment

Environmental Fate/Exposure

Environmental Standards & Regulations

Chemical/Physical Properties

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TOXLINE

New Default:Search TOXLINE Core and TOXLINE Special simultaneously

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TOXLINE Results

Two windows appear; one for Core and one for Special

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Coming Soon: New Look for TOXNET

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ChemIDplus

Search screen similar to other TOXNET databases

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ChemIDplus Spellchecker

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ChemIDplus Search Results

Other Resources or “Locators” for TCE (tricholoroethylene)

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ChemIDplus Locators

Link directly to the NIOSH Pocket Guide Record for TCE

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ChemID Advanced: Structure and Chemical/Physical

Property Search

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ChemID Advanced: Structure and Chemical/Physical

Property Search

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NLM Environmental Health Listservs

What’s new from NLM’s Environmental Health and Toxicology Program

Environmental health issues in the news

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