AcademyLinks — Government - Nonregulatory Agricultural Research Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture http://www.ars-grin.gov/duke This site provides information on active ingredients including phytho-chemical and ethno-botanical data bases which can be searched by plant name, active chemicals, ethno-botanical use and lethal dosage information if that is available. It also provides a link to other sites as well. Center for the Evaluation of Risk to Human Reproduction (CERHR) http://cerhr.niehs.nih.gov/index.html The Center for Evaluation of Risk to Human Reproduction (CERHR) website provides useful information about potentially hazardous effects of chemicals on human reproduction and development. ECOTOX Database http://www.epa.gov/ecotox This is a good site for obtaining ecotox summaries. It's divided into terrestrial widelife toxicology, aquatic life toxicology, and terrestrial plant toxicology. Ecological Soil Screening Levels http://199.11.42.71/ecossl/homepage.nsf Ecological soil screening levels workgroup site. This provides information on toxicologic reference values, environmental chemistry, soil parameters and exposure modeling. This site is maintained by the Office of Emergency and Remedial Response. Environmental Health Information Service http://ehpnet1.niehs.nih.gov/docs/publications.html This site provides access to Environmental Health Perspectives and its supplements, NTP technical reports, Rodent Chemical database of historical controls and Chemical Health & Safety. It also provides access to Environews by topic such as chemical exposures, biological threats, endocrine disruptors, etc. EPA's Dioxin Hazard Reassessment Page http://www.epa.gov/ncea/dioxin.htm This site provides information about modeling, risk assessment and detailed information about all 419 dioxins. European Chemical Bureau http://ecb.ei.jrc.it/ This is a great site with a lot of information ranging form biocides, classification and labeling issues to import-export control. Federal Register http://www.gpo.ucop.edu/search/fedfld.html This provides on-line access to the Federal Register for information regarding regulatory toxicology issues from the last few years. Food and Drug Administration http://www.fda.gov/cdrh/yr2000/letters/990303/y2kstatus-non-compliant.htm This is a good source for non-compliant medical devices listed by the FDA. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report http://www.cdc.gov/epo/mmwr/mmwr.html This provides weekly information about adverse health events of interest. These include infectious, physical, toxic and adversities in public health. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report http://www.cdc.gov/epo/mmwr/mmwrsrch.htm The is the search site for specific reports, that may be searched by words or phrases. National Center for Environmental Health http://www.cdc.gov/nceh Some useful information on environmental issues, distinct from NIEHS. The NCEH focuses on three main areas, including those of enviromental injustice, enviromental public education, and toxicogenetics. National Center for Health Statistics – FASTATS http://cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/fastats.htm Great site for epidemiological information on health statistics. Information is downloadable to be viewed in PDF format. National Center for Toxicological Research http://www.fda.gov/nctr/index.html Research information on drugs and devices. National Toxicology Program – Chemistry Health and Safety Search http://ntp-server.niehs.nih.gov/cgi/iH_Indexes/Chem_H&S/iH_Chem_H&S_Fr.html This site provides access for health and safety information from the NTP database. These can be entered via CAS number, chemical name or synonym. National Pesticide Telecommunications Network (Extoxnet) http://www.ace.orst.edu/info/extoxnet This web site is very useful for providing information regarding specific information on pesticide products. I have used this web site extensively. It is very user friendly and full of very useful information that is difficult to find at other sites. National Institute of Standards and Technology Web Book http://webbook.nist.gov This site is sponsered by the National Institute of Standards and Technology which provides a tremendous amount of information over 5,000 chemical compounds, including a physical property formula in a program for drawing your own structures. National Toxicology (NTP) http://ntp-server.niehs.nih.gov The NTP home page provides information on carcinogen testing. Naval Toxicology (WPAFB) http://excalibur.aamrl.wpafb.af.mil/corpsmen.html The Naval Health Research Center Toxicology Detachments mission is to develop biochemical data necessary to characterize the toxicity of materials of interest primarily to the Navy. These materials are also a benefit to the medical toxicologist. NIOSH http://www.cdc.gov/NIOSH/Homepage.html This site provides occupational hazardous assessment, special hazard reviews and a variety of occupational health documents. NIOSH Agricultural Health and Safety Center http://www-oem.ucdavis.edu/www/niosh/niosh.html Access to specific information about agricultural safety and toxicology issues. NIOSH Criteria Documents http://www.cdc.gov/NIOSH/critdoc2.html This provides online access to NIOSH criteria documents on specific toxins. NIOSH International Program on Chemical Safety (IPCS) http://www.cdc.gov/NIOSH/ipcs/ipcscard.html The IPCS has developed international chemical safety cards which summarize essential health and safety information on works for a variety of chemicals. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration (SAMHSA) http://www.samhsa.gov This is an excellent source for workplace drug testing. The SAMHSA manual is downloadable from this site. Toxicology and Environmental Health Information http://sis.nlm.nih.gov/tehip.htm This is part of the Specialized Information Services of NIH which provides information on databases, links, fact sheets, manuals, events, training and toxicology information. U.S. Geological Service - Endocrin Disrupter Research http://www.ecrc.usgs.gov/endocrine/index.html This provides a wealth of information and other links regarding endocrine disrupter research. U.S. Geological Survey http://www.usgs.gov This is the main home page for the U.S. Geological Survey which provides a wealth of information about soil, water, mineral and biological issues. It also provides various links to a variety of very important data sites that you will find useful. U.S. Geological Service - Nitrate Contamination of Ground Water from the USGS http://www.ravares.er.usgs.gov/nawqa/wcp/ This is an excellent site for an evaluation of nitrate contamination of both surface and ground water. However, the site primarily focuses on ground water sites. U.S. Geologic Survey Columbia Environmental Research Center http://www.ecrc.cr.usgs.gov This web site provides information about the Columbia Environmental Research Center which is an U.S. Geological Survey Research facility located in Columbia, Missouri. This facility has a national reputation with expertise in environmental toxicology and chemistry with information on endocrine disrupting chemical research, as well as an acute toxicity database. U.S. Geological Service - Methyl Tertiary-Butyl Ether (MTBE) Contamination of Water http://water.wr.usgs.gov/mtbe/ This is an excellent site to find further information regarding MTBE and contamination of both ground and surface water. U.S. Geological Service - Clean Water Action Plan http://water.usgs.gov/pubs/FS/acwapv/index.html This site outlines the USGS's plan for clean water. U.S. Geological Service Toxic Substances Hydrology Program http://toxics.usgs.gov/toxics/ This is an excellent USGS site that is searchable and provides bibliographies, regional and United States information on ground water contamination in ground water information. U.S. Geological Service - Nitrate Contamination of Ground Water from the USGS http://www.ravares.er.usgs.gov/nawqa/wcp/ This is an excellent site for an evaluation of nitrate contamination of both surface and ground water. However, the site primarily focuses on ground water sites.