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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