Table 4 All inclusive results of the ratings of the user needs, quality, and usability factors
From: Finding toxicological information: An approach for occupational health professionals
| Â | User needs | Quality of contents | Usability | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Database name | Chem. name | Health hazard | Expos. route | Meas. expos. | Limit values | Prev. meas. | Topics | Level infor. | Numb. chem. | Peer rev. | Reput. | Freq. | Navig. | Help availab. | Lang. **) |
1. ATSDR-HazDat | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2. Chemical Sampling Information (CSI) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
3. ESIS | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
4. EXTOXNET | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
5. GESTIS | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
6. Haz-Map | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
7. Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
8. HSIS = Hazardous Substances Information System | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
9. High Production Volume Information System (HPVIS) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
10. IARC Monographs ***) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
11. IPCS INCHEM | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | *) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
12. International Toxicity Estimates for Risk Database (ITER) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
13. IRIS database for risk assessment | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
14. MSDS Database | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | *) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
15. NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
16. PAN Pesticides Database | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
17. Scorecard | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
18. Screening Information Data Set (SIDS) for High Volume Chemicals | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
19. SOLV-DB | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
20. The chemical database | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
21. TOXNET | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |