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Your Health and the Environment: Resources from the National Library of Medicine

Your Health and the Environment: Resources from the National Library of Medicine. Stacey J. Arnesen Specialized Information Services National Library of Medicine. Toxicology and Environmental Health Information http://tox.nlm.nih.gov. Premier portal for environmental health

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Your Health and the Environment: Resources from the National Library of Medicine

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  1. Your Health and the Environment: Resources from the National Library of Medicine Stacey J. Arnesen Specialized Information Services National Library of Medicine

  2. Toxicology and Environmental Health Information http://tox.nlm.nih.gov Premier portal for environmental health information

  3. Tox Town:An Interactive Guide to Potentially Toxic Substances and Environmental Health Issues

  4. Tox Town: Healthy Schools

  5. Tox Town: EPA’s Managing Asthma in Schools

  6. Tox Town goes Urban:City Scene Hospital Construction site Dentist office EMF Airplanes

  7. Tox Town:Hazards in Hospitals

  8. Tox Town en Español

  9. Household Products Databasehttp://householdproducts.nlm.nih.gov

  10. Household Products Database Select Category: Deodorant Select Type: Deodorant/ Antiperspirant combination Select Brand: Arrid Extra Dry

  11. Household Products:Brand Information Brand Information Manufacturer Health Effects Handling/Disposal Ingredients

  12. Household Products:Health Effects

  13. Household Products:Ingredients

  14. Household Products:Chemical Information

  15. Haz-Map:An Occupational Health Database Links jobs and hazardous tasks to occupational diseases, symptoms, & agents

  16. Haz-Map:An Occupational Health Database Search example:Potential causes of dizziness and chest tightness in farmers

  17. Haz-Map: Organophosphate pesticide poisoning in farm workers

  18. Haz-Map: Organophosphate pesticide poisoning in farm workers

  19. TOXNET http://toxnet.nlm.nih.gov Search Alldatabases forthe effects of TCE on children

  20. Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB) Search Results

  21. HSDB TCE Record:Information on Children Human Health Effects Emergency Medical Treatment Environmental Fate/Exposure Environmental Standards & Regulations Chemical/Physical Properties

  22. TOXLINE New Default: Search TOXLINE Core and TOXLINE Special simultaneously

  23. TOXLINE Results Two windows appear; one for Core and one for Special

  24. New Database: International Toxicity Estimates for Risk Assessment Produced by the Toxicology Excellence for Risk Assessment Chemical risk info. from authoritative groups worldwide

  25. International Toxicity Estimates for Risk Assessment

  26. International Toxicity Estimates for Risk Assessment

  27. New Look for ChemIDplus Search screen similar to other TOXNET databases

  28. ChemIDplus Spellchecker

  29. ChemIDplus Search Results Other Resources or “Locators” for TCE (tricholoroethylene)

  30. ChemIDplus Locators Link directly to the NIOSH Pocket Guide Record for TCE

  31. Structure searching with ChemID Advanced

  32. Internet Resources on Special Topics in Environmental Health

  33. Internet Resources on Environmental Justice

  34. Environmental Justice Resources

  35. Environmental JusticeResources

  36. Specific Population Web Sites

  37. ComingAttractions WISER (PDA for Emergency Response) TOXMAP (GIS Mapping of EPA’s Toxics Release Inventory)

  38. TOXMAPMapping EPA Toxic Release Sites

  39. Facilities releasing Benzene near St. Louis, MO

  40. Identify Facilities on Map

  41. Trends over Time Triangles indicate net increase or decrease from 1995-2001

  42. List all chemicals released by facility

  43. Links to Health Information

  44. 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

  45. For More Information on your Healthand the Environment Contact: Specialized Information Services National Library of Medicine tehip@teh.nlm.nih.gov http://sis.nlm.nih.gov

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