WWW resource
TOXNET (Toxicology Data Network).
National Library of Medicine
http://toxnet.nlm.nih.gov/
This is a web-based, free search interface for the TOXNET cluster
of databases on toxicology, hazardous chemicals and related areas.
Sponsored by the National Library of Medicine's Specialized
Information Services Division's Toxicology and Environmental Health
Information Program. Databases included are HSDB (Hazardous
Substances Data Bank), CCRIS (Chemical Carcinogenesis Research
Information System), GENE-TOX (Genetic Toxicology/Mutagenicity Data
Bank), IRIS (Integrated Risk Information System), TRI (Toxic
Release Inventory), DART (Developmental and Reproductive
Toxicology), EMIC (Environmental Mutagenesis Information Center),
and CHEMIDplus. Searching by chemical name, subject terms, CAS
Registry Numbers, and in some databases, by chemical structure is
supported. A variety of display formats are provided.
Additional links to a number of other information resources
provided by the National Library of Medicine are also listed.
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WWW Resource
Toxicological Profiles. Agency for Toxic
Substances and Disease Registry
http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/
These profiles cover hazardous substances developed from a priority
list of 275 substances found at National Priorities List sites.
These substances are ranked based on the frequency of occurrence at
NPL sites, toxicity, and potential for human exposure. ATSDR also
prepares toxicological profiles for DOD and DOE on substances
related to federal sites. Arranged alphabetically by common name of
substance. The web site listed also has a significant number of
other resources in safety, including emergency response guidelines,
standards for measuring health effects of exposure, hazardous waste
site listings, environmental health education, and various
registries.
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WWW resource
Environmental Fates Database. Syracuse
Research Corporation
http://esc.syrres.com/
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Pamphlet
Crerar Library
Chemical Risk: Personal Decisions. 1989.
Washington, DC: American Chemical Society
Part of a series of Information Pamphlets produced by the
Department of Government Relations and Science Policy of the
American Chemical Society. Intended as a brief guide (16 pages) for
the public for making personal decisions about chemicals that are
present in their environment. Includes sections on basic
safeguards, regulation of chemicals, sources of chemicals, chemical
exposure (including specific information on radon, lead, and
pesticides), and decision guidelines. A reading list is included,
as well as a number of suggestions for agencies to contact for more
information.
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Pamphlet
Crerar Library
Chemical Risk: A Primer. 1996.
Washington, DC: American Chemical Society
Part of a series of Information Pamphlets produced by the
Department of Government Relations and Science Policy of the
American Chemical Society. The second edition of a pamphlet
originally written by Susan Moses. Provides a brief (12 pages)
introduction to the concept of chemical risk management. Covers the
basics of chemical toxicity and chemical exposure testing and
estimation, risk assessment, public perception of risk, and
acceptable risk. Includes "Suggested Reading" section, including
citations to government reports as well as journal
literature.
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T55.3
.H3 G850
1983
Crerar Library
American Society of Testing and Materials. 1983. A
Guide to the Safe Handling of Hazardous Materials
Accidents. Philadelphia: ASTM
Contains 20 flow charts, arranged by DOT hazard class, for response
planning and personnel training for hazardous chemical
accidents.
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UG447
.E44
2000
Crerar Library Reference Collection
Ellison, D. Hank. 2000. Handbook of Chemical and
Biological Warfare Agents. Boca Raton, FL: CRC
Press
Written by a former commissioned officer of the U.S. Army Chemical
Corps with additional experience as an EPA Federal On-Scene
Coordinator for hazardous materials emergencies. Organized into 5
sections. Section I is alphabetical index of agent synonyms,
including military names and identification codes, as well as
scientific, common, and some foreign names. Section II is the main
agent index, with chemical, biological and toxicological properties
of agents. It is further organized by class of agent (e.g. nerve
agents). Section III contains general information about each agent
class. Section IV contains a compilation of applicable "North
American Emergency Response Guidebooks". Section V contains general
information including agent detector characteristics, protective
equipment, sample collection guidelines, summary of military
munitions markings, international and U.S. lists of agents, a
glossary and references. All materials listed as agents have been
used on battlefields, stockpiled, received interest by programs to
evaluate potential agents, or used/threatened to be used by
terrorists.
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TD1032
.H393
1998
Crerar Library
Federal Emergency Management Agency. 1998. Hazardous
Materials Guide for First Responders. Louisville:
University of Louisville
First responders will find the guide has important information on
the initial response to both transportation and fixed facility
incidents. It has been designed to present a maximum amount of
useful key information in a limited amount of space. Because most
first responders are trained at the Awareness or Operational
levels, the guide is directed at appropriate responses for these
levels of training. Information is organized with specific
reference to accident site clues, and includes charts of DOT
placards, silhouettes of rail cars/tank trucks/chemical tanks to
aid in identification, glossary of terms and abbreviations,
explanation of the NFPA (National Fire Protection Association) 704
Placard summarizing acute health, fire and reactivity hazards, and
materials response summary table. Other sections include UN/NA
Number Index, explanation of how to use the guide, and a large
section of guides to specific materials.
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Q183
.A1 G470
1991
Crerar Library
Gershey, Edward, Esmerelda Party, and Amy Wilkerson. 1991.
Laboratory Safety in Practice: A Comprehensive
Compliance Program and Safety Manual for Industrial, Diagnostic and
Clinical, Research and Development, Academic, Quality control,
Analytical and Testing Laboratories. New York: Van
Nostrand Reinhold
Developed by the Director of Laboratory Safety, the Radiation
Safety Officer, and the Associate Safety Officer at Rockefeller
University, this title provides detailed, practical information on
complying with the OSHA Laboratory Standard. The Administrative
Section discusses such issues as policies, safety training,
chemical hygiene plans, and laboratory design. The Safety Manual
Section, written for the laboratory worker, includes chapters on
general safety practices as well as safety information for
chemicals, compressed gases, biologicals, and radiation.
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TD176.4
.H69
1989
Crerar Library Reference Collection
Howard, Philip H., ed. 1989. Handbook of Environmental
Fate and Exposure Data for Organic Chemicals. 5 vols.
vols. Chelsea: Lewis Publishers
This series of books outlines in detail how individual chemicals
are released, transported and degraded in the environment and how
they are exposed to humans and environmental organisms. It reviews
available data on physical/chemical properties, commercial use and
possible sources of environmental fate, and monitoring data of
individual chemicals. Each review of a chemical provides data
necessary for a qualitative or quantitative exposure
assessment.
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TD193
.H730
1991
Crerar Library Reference Collection
Howard, Philip H. 1991. Handbook of Environmental
Degradation Rates. Chelsea: Lewis Publishers
This handbook provides evaluations of the environmental impact of
pollutants, and describes the decomposition of chemicals once they
are released into the environment. It presents the rate constants
for individual abiotic and biotic degradation processes for
chemicals of anthropogenic origin as they pertain to the
environmental compartments of soil, water and air. Includes
chemical name directory and CAS registry number index.
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TD193
.C65
1996
Crerar Library Reference Collection
Keith, Lawrence H., ed. 1996. Compilation of EPA's
Sampling and Analysis Methods. 2nd edition ed. Boca
Raton: CRC/ Lewis Publishers
Compiled by EPA chemists to permit rapid searches of sampling and
analytical method summaries. This is a "must have" reference
resource for chemists, engineers, government officials,
laboratories, lawyers, environmentalists and commercial
insurers.
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T55.3
.H3 L49
2002
Crerar Library
Lewis Sr., Richard J. 2002. Hazardous Chemicals Desk
Reference. 5th edition ed. New York: John Wiley and
Sons
Contains Safety Profiles, synonyms, physical properties, standards,
and recommendations of government agencies for approximately 5,000
chemicals deemed both important and potentially hazardous by the
international scientific community. Substances were chosen on the
basis of meeting a variety of criteria, including:
Having an OSHA standard
Having an ACGIH TLV
Listed by the International Agency for Research on Cancer
Groups
Listed on the NTP Ninth Report on Carcinogens
Having a German Research Society’s Mak or Bat listing
Having especially dangerous toxic, reactive, or fire
properties
The data for each entry is taken from the master file of Dangerous
Properties of Industrial Materials (DPIM). Updated to include the
latest information from a variety of international databases and
organizations, while deleting entries that have proven to be the
least pertinent to practitioners (the fourth edition contained
6,000 chemicals). Includes synonym, DOT number, and CAS registry
number indexes.
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QD63.5
.H390
1992
Crerar Library
Luxon, S.G., ed. 1992. Hazards in the Chemical
Laboratory. 5th edition ed. London: Royal Society of
Chemistry
Contains "monographs describing briefly the hazardous properties
and effects upon the human body of approximately 1400 (expanded
from 490 in 4th edition) flammable, explosive, corrosive and/or
toxic substances commonly used in chemical laboratories." The major
portion of the work is called the "yellow pages" and is placed at
the end for easy reference. Entries are arranged alphabetically by
chemical names in outline format with cross references, including
references to Royal Society of Chemistry Chemical Safety Data
Sheets first 5 volumes. They include as appropriate CAS#, physical
properties, summary statement of hazardous properties, toxic
effects, hazardous reactions, first aid, and spillage disposal.
Also contains chapters on safety planning, fire protection,
reactive chemical hazards, health care, and first aid. Discusses
issues from a British perspective, but now contains some
information on U.S. regulations. Includes subject index.
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RA1229
.M35
1999
Crerar Library
Malachowski, M.J. 1999. Health Effects of Toxic
Substances. 2nd edition ed. Rockville: government
Institutes
Includes updated and expanded coverage of industrial hygiene, risk
assessment, and epidemiology as well as continued coverage of
medical monitoring, treatment, and management; industrial
toxicology; exposure and entry routes; action of toxic substances;
target organ effects; and exposure control methods. Originally
developed as a textbook , this work provides a good introduction to
industrial and environmental toxicology. Includes bibliography,
index, glossary and sample problems with answers.
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T55
.M3515
1998
Crerar Library
Manning, Michael V. 1998. Safety is a People
Business. Rockville: Government Institutes
Intended to help safety professionals better understand behavioral
approaches to safety, improve safety performance and employee
involvement, and obtain senior management support for safety. This
is a simplified, informal and non-technical explanation of the
human relations and psychology of safety. Using anecdotes and real
life experiences , the author looks at the people safety directors
must successfully communicate and interact with, including bosses,
plant managers, first line supervisors, line employees, and safety
committees. Includes glossary, bibliography and index.
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T55
.M3416
1998
Crerar Library
———. 1998. "So You're the Safety
Director!": An Introduction to Loss Control and Safety
Management. 2nd edition ed. Rockville: Government
Institutes
NOT intended for safety professionals, this guide is written to
help new safety directors through the ins and outs of establishing
their company's safety program. With its primer or "cookbook"
approach, it includes instruction for comparing one company's
safety program to another, establishing safety committees,
involving all employees in the safety program, investigating
accidents and preventing their recurrence, managing compensation
costs, preparing for and handling OSHA inspections and finding free
resources. Includes bibliography, glossary and more than 50 pages
of sample forms.
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GE20
.B75
1998
Crerar Library
Murphy, Toni, and Carol Briggs-Erickson. 1998.
Environmental Guide to the Internet. 4th
edition ed. Rockville: Government Institutes, Inc.
The Environmental Guide to the Internet, Fourth Edition, written
for environmental consultants, industry professionals, researchers,
lawyers, educators, and students, contains 1,200 environmental
Internet resources, including environmental discussion groups and
mailing lists, newsgroups, newsletters and journals, and World Wide
Web sites. Sites deal with topics like preservation and protection
of the environment, ecology and conservation. New features included
are 45 new newsgroups, including 30 from the newly created
government hierarchy; 75 new electronic journals and newsletters;
200 new Web sites; and a brief description on some of the new
additions to HTML (HyperText Mark-up Language) tagging and new
World Wide Web innovations. In addition, more than 50 percent of
the previous edition's Web site listings have been revised to
reflect the changes and additions made to these sites in the past
year.
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QD51
.S920
1995
Crerar Library
Crerar Library Reference Collection
Stricoff, Scott R., and Douglas B. Walters. 1995.
Handbook of Laboratory Health and Safety: A Guide for
the Preparation of a Chemical Hygiene Plan. New York:
Wiley
Designed to be used as a reference tool by safety officers, lab
supervisors, principal investigators, and lab workers needing
guidance on health and safety issues. Federal regulations are
discussed throughout. Agency guidelines from OSHA, EPA, NRC, FDA,
DOT, DEA, and others, as well as standards from CDC, NIH, ANSI,
NFPA, and NEC are addressed. Chapters deal with various aspects of
laboratory safety and include references. Includes brief summaries
of major regulations in the field. Contains glossary, bibliography
and subject index.
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T55
.S786
1998
Crerar Library
Stuart, Ralph B., and Chris Moore. 1998. Safety &
Health on the Internet. 2nd edition ed. Rockville:
Government Institutes
In addition to providing directories of Internet resources, the
authors provide revised and expanded chapters discussing Internet
usage topics such as rules of thumb for using the Internet, the
future of the Internet,and Internet tools. The authors, both safety
and health information professionals, also explore networking on
the Internet, marketing safety on the Internet, ensuring site
visibility, and analyzing emerging trends. Directories of resources
are quite complete, including both well known agencies' offerings,
as well as more specialized resources. Necessarily outdated, users
may need to hunt down revised links and do some searching for
additional resources; however, this volume is a good start.
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RB152
.W490
1993
Crerar Library
Wilson, Cynthia. 1993. Chemical Exposure and Human
Health: A Reference to 314 Chemicals with a Guide to Symptoms and a
Directory of Organizations. Jefferson: McFarland
& Co.
Intended for a general reader interested in identification of
symptoms and agents of potentially chemically induced health
problems. Consists mainly of interrelated lists of chemical names,
sources of exposure (e.g., adhesive, food cans, etc.), target
tissues and organs, and symptoms. None of the information is
technically detailed, although references to NIOSH and OSHA
literature are present. Also includes a directory of international,
national, city, state, and regional organizations, as well as lists
of publications, research services, and speakers geared toward
consumers who believe they are suffering from chemically induced
illnesses. Should be used in conjunction with other resources
offering more detail. Includes bibliography and index.
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QD51
.Y680
1990
Crerar Library
Young, Jay A., Warren K. Kingsley, and Jr. George H. Wahl. 1990.
Developing a Chemical Hygiene Plan.
Washington DC: American Chemical Society
A concise presentation that will assist academic institutions and
other organizations in developing a chemical hygiene plan in
compliance with federal regulations. Contains several useful
appendices, including the full text of the OSHA Laboratory
Standard.
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