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 |