Quick and simple to read summaries of toxic substances and their effects on human health

The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry Toxic Sustances Portal contains important information and the latest research regarding toxic substances and how they affect our health.

(Scroll down the page to view the A-Z substance index.) Toxicological profiles of a priority list of substances that pose significant risk to human health.

"The Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) gives EPA broad authorities to protect against risks from chemicals, including authorities to collect and assess toxicity and exposure data on new and existing industrial chemicals and to develop policies and regulations on chemical-testing methods. The law also authorizes EPA to require manufacturers and processors to take risk-management actions to reduce 'unreasonable' risks of chemicals of concern."

NIOSHTIC-2 is a searchable bibliographic database of occupational safety and health publications, documents, grant reports, and other communication products supported in whole or in part by NIOSH. NIOSHTIC-2 contains 44,125 total citations.

"EPA's Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics (OPPT) manages programs under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) and the Pollution Prevention Act (PPA) of 1990. Under these laws, EPA evaluates new and existing chemicals and their risks, and finds ways to prevent or reduce pollution before it gets into the environment. We also manage a variety of environmental stewardship programs that encourage companies to reduce and prevent pollution."

Contains information on chemicals, their physical property, price and safety data. Links from here to MSDS safety sheets.

TOXNET is a cluster of databases on toxicology, environmental health and hazardous chemicals.