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Table 2 Comparison of the rating results of needs, quality, usability and total rating.

From: Finding toxicological information: An approach for occupational health professionals

Name of database

User Needs

Quality

Usability

Total Rating

1. ATSDR – HazDat Database

8

8

2

18

2. Chemical Sampling Information (CSI)

6

9

2

17

3. ESIS – European Chemical Substances System

8

10

3

21

4. EXTOXNET

6

5

2

13

5. GESTIS – database on hazardous substances

8

9

5

22

6. Haz-Map

5

8

2

15

7. Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)

8

10

4

22

8. Hazardous Substances Information System (HSIS)

4

9

3

16

9. High Production Volume Information System (HPVIS)

3

6

2

11

10. IARC Monographs

3

6

4

13

11. IPCS INCHEM

6

8

4

18

12. International Toxicity Estimates for Risk Database (ITER)

5

8

3

16

13. IRIS database for risk assessment

5

10

3

18

14. MSDS Database – (Material Safety Data Sheet db): OHSAH

5

6

4

15

15. NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards

8

9

4

21

16. PAN Pesticides Database

4

8

4

16

17. Scorecard

3

7

4

14

18. Screening Information Data Set (SIDS) for High Volume Chemicals

4

8

4

16

19. SOLV-DB

6

4

3

13

20. The chemical database

3

8

2

13

21. TOXNET

6

11

4

21

  1. (Maximum scores of needs = 9, quality = 13, and usability = 5. Minimum scores of needs = 2, quality = 4 and usability = 0.)