. "1 Introduction." Internet Access to the National Library of Medicine's Toxicology and Environmental Health Databases. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 1998.
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Internet Access to the National Library of Medicine's Toxicology and Environmental Health Databases
TABLE 1.1 Overview of the TOXNET Databases
Database
Sponsoring Agencies
Factual or Bibliographic
Subject Content
CCRIS
NCI
Factual
Results of carcinogenicity, mutagenicity, tumor production, tumor inhibition studies
DART
NLM, NIEHS, FDA, EPA
Bibliographic
Literature on teratology and many aspects of reproductive toxicology
EMIC
NLM, EPA, NIEHS
Bibliographic
Literature since 1991 published on substances tested for genotoxic activity
EMICBACK
NLM, EPA, NIEHS
Bibliographic
Pre-1950 through 1991 literature on substances tested for genotoxic activity
ETICBACK
NLM
Bibliographic
Teratology literature from 1950–1989, continued by DART
GENE-TOX
EPA
Factual
Results from expert review of scientific literature on chemicals tested for mutagenicity
HSDB
NLM (previously ATSDR)
Factual
Peer-reviewed summaries of the toxicology of potentially hazardous substances
IRIS
EPA
Factual
EPA health risk and regulatory information, includes carcinogenic and noncarcinogenic risk assessment data
RTECS
NIOSH
Factual
Toxic effects including skin and eye irritation, carcinogenicity, mutagenicity, and reproductive consequences
TRI
EPA
Factual
Annual estimated releases of toxic chemicals to the environment
NOTE: ATSDR = Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry; CCRIS = Chemical Carcinogenesis Research Information System; DART = Developmental and Reproductive Toxicology; EMIC = Environmental Mutagen Information Center; EMICBACK = EMIC Back File; EPA = Environmental Protection Agency; ETICBACK = Environmental Teratology Information Center Backfile; FDA = Food and Drug Administration; GENE-TOX = Genetic Toxicology Data Bank; HSDB = Hazardous Substances Data Bank; IRIS = Integrated Risk Information System; NCI = National Cancer Institute; NIEHS = National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences; NIOSH = National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health; RTECS = Registry of Toxic Effects of Chemical Substances; TRI = Toxic Chemical Release Inventory.
