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Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry's Toxicological Profiles

  ATSDR's Toxicological Profiles and Public Health Statements answer the most frequently asked questions about exposure to hazardous substances found around hazardous waste sites and the effects of exposure on human health.

URL:  http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/toxfaq.html

Environmental Protection Agency's Chemical Factsheets

  The EPA's provides an alphabetical listing of chemicals and summary information.

URL:  http://www.epa.gov/chemfact/

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Chemical Factsheets

  The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) conducts research and makes recommendations for the prevention of work-related disease and injury. They have information on chemicals and worker injury surveillance.

URL:  http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/

New Jersey Right to Know Hazardous Substance Factsheets

  The New Jersey State Department of Health's chemical factsheets contain the exposure limits, proper personal protective equipment and safe handling.

URL:  http://web.doh.state.nj.us/rtkhsfs/indexfs.aspx?lan=english

Toxicity and Exposure Assessment for Children's Health (TEACH)

  U.S. EPA's TEACH Web site contains information pertaining to scientific literature in the field of children's environmental health for 18 chemicals or chemical groups which may potentially impact children's health.

URL:  http://www.epa.gov/teach/index.html

Toxics Use Reduction Chemical Factsheets

  The Toxics Use Reduction Institute provides chemical factsheets on what are considered the high hazard substances used by Massachusetts industry.

URL:  http://www.turi.org/library/turi_publications/chemical_fact_sheets

TOXNET-Toxicology Data Network

  TOXNET provides numerous links to the major chemical databases including the Hazardous Substance Data Bank, EPA's Integrated Risk Information System, Chemical Carcinogenesis Research Information System.

URL:  http://toxnet.nlm.nih.gov