Tufts Resources

Databases

• Toxicology abstracts
  Covers a broad area of topics relating to toxicology from social poisons and substance abuse to natural toxins.
• Ovid MEDLINE or PubMed

Books

HHSL call number range

QV600

• Casarett and Doull's toxicology : the basic science of poisons
  Circ Desk Reserve QV 600 C335t
• The 5 minute toxicology consult
  Reference QV 607 Z999
• Clinical toxicology (click Books tab after login)
• Encyclopedia of toxicology
  Reference QV 600 E56
• General and applied toxicology
  Reserve QV 600 G326
• Goldfranks toxicological emergencies
• Handbook of human toxicology
  Reference QV 600 H2345
• Macmillian dictionary of toxicology
• Medical toxicology
  Reference QV 600 F981
  Covers the diagnosis and treatment of poisoning from various drugs, chemicals, and natural toxins, with a good index of symptoms.
• Patty's industrial hygiene and toxicology
  "Up to date information on the recognition and evaluation of chemical agents, physical agents and biohazards in the workplace as well as engineering control of exposure and personal protection."
• Pediatric Toxicology
• Principles of toxicology
  Book Stacks QV 600 S859p

Web Resources

• Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
  • HazDat: Hazardous Substance Release and Health Effects Database
  • Top 20 Hazardous Substances
  • ToxFAQs: Summaries of hazardous waste site contaminants
• Case Studies in Environmental Medicine
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
  Series of self-instructional publications designed to increase the primary care provider's knowledge of hazardous substances in the environment and to aid in the evaluation of potentially exposed patients. CME credit available.
• Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
• Envirofacts
  Searchable databases of environmental activities that may affect air, water, and land anywhere in the U.S.
• Household Products Database
  Dept of Health & Human Services
  "What's under your kitchen sink, in your garage, in your bathroom, and on the shelves in your laundry room?"
• IARC Monographs on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risks to Humans
  WHO, International Agency for Research on Cancer
  "Independent assessments by international experts of the carcinogenic risks posed to humans by a variety of agents, mixtures and exposures"
• LD 50 (Lethal Dose 50) studies can be located on Toxnet's Hazardous Substances Data Base. Search for your topic, then click on Non-Human Toxicity Values in the lefthand TOC.
• Material Safety Data Sheets Archive
  Vermont Safety Information Resources, Inc.
  Links to MSDS files, and other safety and health web sites. Also, a help to finding occupational and environmental safety information.
• Medlineplus Health Topics: Poisoning, Toxicology, Environmental Health
  National Library of Medicine
• National Library of Medicine - Specialized Information Services
• Haz-Map
  Occupational health and toxicology database designed to link jobs and hazardous job-related tasks to exposure, chemicals, and occupational diseases and their syptoms.
• TOXMAP
  A Geographic Information System (GIS) that uses maps of the U. S. to help users visually explore data from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
• TOXNET
  Databases include hazardous chemicals (HSDB), genetic toxicology (GENE-TOX), reproductive toxicology (DART/ETIC), human risk values and cancer classifications (ITER).
• Tox Town
  Information on everyday locations where you might find toxic chemicals; links to selected, authoritative chemical information and non-technical descriptions; how the environment can impact human health and links to resources on environmental health topics.
• National Institute for Occupational Health and Safety (NIOSH)
• Databases & Information Resources
• International Chemical Safety Cards
• NIOSH Publications
  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.
• Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards
  "Source of general industrial hygiene information on several hundred chemicals/classes...[and] should help users recognize and control occupational chemical hazards."
• National Toxicology Program
  Department of Health & Human Services
• Search
• Center for the Evaluation of Risks for Human Reproduction
  "Provides scientifically-based, uniform assessments of the potential for adverse effects on reproduction and development caused by agents to which humans may be exposed."
• Publications