Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)

This page provides a description and a link to a "Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)" database that provides information needed when modeling exposure levels or performing exposure assessment.

Short description

HSDB is a toxicology data file on the National Library of Medicine's (NLM) Toxicology Data Network (TOXNET®). It focuses on the toxicology of potentially hazardous chemicals and also includes information on environmental fate. It is enhanced with information on human exposure, industrial hygiene, emergency handling procedures, environmental fate, regulatory requirements, and related areas. All data are referenced and derived from a core set of books, government documents, technical reports and selected primary journal literature. HSDB is peer-reviewed by the Scientific Review Panel (SRP), a committee of experts in the major subject areas within the data bank's scope. HSDB is organized into individual chemical records, and contains over 5000 such records. HSDB is a toxicology data file on the National Library of Medicine's (NLM) Toxicology Data Network (TOXNET®). It focuses on the toxicology of potentially hazardous chemicals. It is enhanced with information on human exposure, industrial hygiene, emergency handling procedures, environmental fate, regulatory requirements, and related areas. All data are referenced and derived from a core set of books, government documents, technical reports and selected primary journal literature. HSDB is peer-reviewed by the Scientific Review Panel (SRP), a committee of experts in the major subject areas within the data bank's scope. HSDB is organized into individual chemical records, and contains over 5000 such records.

Long description

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/pubs/factsheets/hsdbfs.html

Link

http://toxnet.nlm.nih.gov/cgi-bin/sis/htmlgen?HSDB

Key words

toxicology, human exposure, environmental fate, potentially hazardous chemicals