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Your Health and the Environment: Resources from the National Library of Medicine. Stacey J. Arnesen Specialized Information Services National Library of Medicine. Toxicology and Environmental Health Information http://tox.nlm.nih.gov. Premier portal for environmental health
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Your Health and the Environment: Resources from the National Library of Medicine Stacey J. Arnesen Specialized Information Services National Library of Medicine
Toxicology and Environmental Health Information http://tox.nlm.nih.gov Premier portal for environmental health information
Tox Town:An Interactive Guide to Potentially Toxic Substances and Environmental Health Issues
Tox Town goes Urban:City Scene Hospital Construction site Dentist office EMF Airplanes
Trends over Time Triangles indicate net increase or decrease from 1987-2002
WISERWireless Information System for Emergency Responders • Information tailored for emergency responders • Assist in identifying unknown substances • Emergency treatment andcontainment information • Stand-alone with enhanced connected (wireless) capabilities
Scenario - Highway cargo tank overturned HAZMAT Specialist is 1st on scene… • Substance:Colorless liquid, smells like alcohol • Symptoms:Headache, dizziness, eyes irritated, nausea feeling
Scenario - Highway cargo tank overturned Isopropyl alcohol = Isopropanol
Household Products Databasehttp://householdproducts.nlm.nih.gov June 2005: 1,000 new products to be added for a total of 6,000
Household Products Database Select Category: Deodorant Select Type: Deodorant/ Antiperspirant combination Select Brand: Arrid Extra Dry
Household Products:Brand Information Brand Information Manufacturer Health Effects Handling/Disposal Ingredients
Haz-Map:An Occupational Health Database Links jobs and hazardous tasks to occupational diseases, symptoms, & agents
Haz-Map:An Occupational Health Database Search example:Potential causes of dizziness and chest tightness in farmers
Haz-Map: Organophosphate pesticide poisoning in farm workers
Haz-Map: Organophosphate pesticide poisoning in farm workers
TOXNET http://toxnet.nlm.nih.gov Search Alldatabases forthe effects of TCE on children
HSDB TCE Record:Information on Children Human Health Effects Emergency Medical Treatment Environmental Fate/Exposure Environmental Standards & Regulations Chemical/Physical Properties
TOXLINE New Default: Search TOXLINE Core and TOXLINE Special simultaneously
TOXLINE Results Two windows appear; one for Core and one for Special
ChemIDplus Search screen similar to other TOXNET databases
ChemIDplus Search Results Other Resources or “Locators” for TCE (tricholoroethylene)
ChemIDplus Locators Link directly to the NIOSH Pocket Guide Record for TCE
ChemID Advanced: Structure and Chemical/Physical Property Search
ChemID Advanced: Structure and Chemical/Physical Property Search
NLM Environmental Health Listservs What’s new from NLM’s Environmental Health and Toxicology Program Environmental health issues in the news
For More Information on your Healthand the Environment Contact: Specialized Information Services National Library of Medicine tehip@teh.nlm.nih.gov http://sis.nlm.nih.gov