INFORMATION SOURCE MATRIX --- Listing of useful online information sources on chemicals, along with the type of information
offered.
This directory is intended to provide users with a ready-to-go list of information sources offering chemical-specific data that could be needed in an emergency. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of Internet sites containing information specific to chemicals. It is divided into two general sections, A and B, below:
Med. Treatment Guides - Health Profs Acute hazards, signs, symptoms Planning & Preparedness Exposure Guidelines & Standards Public FAQs Emergency Response Toxicology First aid / Emergency Treatment
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SECTION A Chemical-specific sites, including both toxic industrial chemicals (TICs) and weapons of mass destruction (WMD) chemicals
A. 1 Information for the generalist
American Association of Poison Control Centers 1-800-222-1222 phone number connects anyone in the US to their local poison center
http://www.aapcc.org/
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CDC Chemical Agents
www.bt.cdc.gov/agent/agentlistchem.asp
CDC's list of over 75 toxic industrial chemicals and WMDs. Probably the singlemost useful resource in terms of links to all needed information sources.
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CDC / ATSDR "Public Health Statements"
http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/phshome.html
Summary of ATSDR Toxicological Profiles (see Section A.2)
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CDC / ATSDR "ToxFAQs"
http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/toxfaq.html
Approximately 250 chemicals, excerpted from the ATSDR Tox Profiles, as FAQs (see Section A.2). There are several chemicals (abbrevia that are not on tox profiles list, including ted) several chemical warfare agents.
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CDC / ATSDR Managing Hazardous Materials Incidents
www.atsdr.cdc.gov/mhmi.html
On-scene and hospital medical management guidelines for over 50 chemicals, including (abbrevia many CWAs. ted)
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CDC Chemical Emergencies
SECTION A Chemical-specific sites, including both toxic industrial chemicals (TICs) and weapons of mass destruction (WMD) General and chemical-specific info for chemicals public and professionals. Includes fact sheets X
http://www.bt.cdc.gov/chemical/
about shelter-in-place, evacuation and (abbrevia personal cleaning and disposal of chemicallyted) contaminated clothing.
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ChemFinder
http://chemfinder.cambridgesoft.com/
Searchable database - chemicalphysical properties of thousands of chemicals as well as links to MSDS data, regulatory, & tox information.
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Chemical Transportation Emergency Center (CHEMTREC)
www.chemtrec.org
CHEMTREC® is part of the American Chemistry Council and maintains a 24/7 public service hotline for emergency responders: 1-800-424-9300
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Coast Guard CHRIS manual
http://www.chrismanual.com/
First responder database. Searchable by chemical name, color, odor, physical state, behavior in water.
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Department of Transportation, "2004 Emergency Response Guidebook"
Contains emergency response protocols for specific chemicals and chemical classes http://hazmat.dot.gov/pubs/erg/gydebook.htm including fire & explosion hazards, evacuation perimeters, and first aid.
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EPA chemical fact sheets
www.epa.gov/chemfact/
Office of Pollution Prevention & Toxics chemical fact sheets
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EPA "Extremely hazardous http://yosemite.epa.gov/oswer/ceppoehs.nsf/E First aid and physical property information substances (EHS) chemical profiles & HS_Profile?openform emergency first aid guides"
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SECTION A Chemical-specific sites, including both toxic industrial chemicals (TICs) and weapons of mass destruction (WMD) Cooperative effort of several universities. chemicals http://extoxnet.orst.edu/ghindex.html Houses information profiles for roughly 200 EXTOXNET (pesticides)
different pesticides.
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Family Practice Medicine Notebook
http://www.fpnotebook.com/ER.htm
Emergency medicine, poisoning and toxicology references
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IPCS INCHEM
www.inchem.org
International chemical safety sheets (Also see NIOSH Int'l chem safety cards)
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IPCS INTOX
http://www.intox.org/databank/index.htm
Poison information and medical treatment guidelines
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MSDS Solutions
http://www.ilpi.com/msds/index.html
Contains links to access over 1,000,00 Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDSs).
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MSDS-Vermont SIRI Index.
http://hazard.com/msds/index.php
Online searchable database offers MSDS information as well as toxicology reports.
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National Safety Council "Chemical Backgrounders"
www.nsc.org/library/chemical/chemical.htm
Chemical-specific fact sheets for about 100 common industrial chemicals and heavy metals.
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New Jersey "Right to Know" Fact Sheets
www.state.nj.us/health/eoh/rtkweb/rtkhsfs.htm
Public fact sheets for nearly 2,000 industrial chemicals, including some CWAs.
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NIOSH "Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards"
www.cdc.gov/niosh/npg/npg.html
Condensed general industrial hygiene information on several hundred chemicals/classes. Does not include CWAs.
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NIOSH "International Chemical Safety www.cdc.gov/niosh/ipcs/nicstart.html Cards"
SECTION A Chemical-specific sites, including both toxic industrial chemicals (TICs) and weapons of mass destruction (WMD) Safety cards for 4,300 different industrial chemicals X X X X chemicals. Does not include CWAs.
National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration/EPA first responder database fighting information, health hazards, PPE, first aid. Note: Download database.
NOAA / EPA - CAMEO databse
http://response.restoration.noaa.gov/cameo/c - includes chemical ID and properties, fire ameo.html
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NPIC Pesticide fact sheets
http://npic.orst.edu/npicfact.htm
National Pesticide Information Center public and technical fact sheets on 30+ pesticides
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PubMed
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi
National Library of Medicine database of peerreviewed medical and health-related journals
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National Library of Medicine "TOXNET"
http://toxnet.nlm.nih.gov/
A cluster of databases on toxicology, hazardous chemicals and related information, e.g., the Hazardous Substance Data Bank (HSDB)
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Virtual Naval Hospital
http://www.vnh.org/
Medical treatmen t information - chemical, nuclear, and biological warfare agents
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A.2: Technical / specialized information sites
261 listed hazardous substances found at National Priorities List sites. Lengthy profiles with complete literature review. Does not include most CWAs.
CDC / ATSDR "Toxicological Profiles" www.atsdr.cdc.gov/toxpro2.html
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ChemIDPlus
http://chem.sis.nlm.nih.gov/chemidplus
National Library of Medicine chemical identification database
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SECTION A Chemical-specific sites, including both toxic industrial chemicals (TICs) and weapons of mass destruction (WMD) chemicals Cleanup Levels.com "Hazardous Federal and state guidance documents and
waste site cleanup levels"
www.cleanuplevels.com/
values for cleanup of hazardous waste
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Dupont "SuitSmart" hazard PPE selection tool (Secondary reference assessment database (Also see http://personalprotection.dupont.com/en/produ Dupont PPE home page http://personalprotection.dupont.com/en/inde NIOSH personal protective equipment ctServices/suitsmart/index.shtml x.shtml; below)
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EPA Acute Exposure Guideline Levels www.epa.gov/oppt/aegl/chemlist.htm (AEGLs)
Acute exposure guidelines for chemicals released to air.
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A list of drinking water standards for EPA 2004 Drinking Water Standards and Health Advisories
www.epa.gov/waterscience/drinking/standards both adults nad children, including 1/dwstandards.pdf and 10-day health advisory exposure
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EPA Environmental test methods
www.epa.gov/Standards.html
Methods include general, air, pesticides and toxic substances, solid waste, and water.
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Databases and predictive models to estimate EPA Exposure Assessment Tools and http://www.epa.gov/opptintr/exposure/index.ht environmental fate and human exposure m potential; includes EPI Suite (formerly Models EPIWIN)
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EPA Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS)
www.epa.gov/iris
A database of human health effects for hundreds of common industrial chemicals. Addresses chronic health hazards only.
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NIEHS National Toxicology Program "Chemical Health and Safety Data"
http://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/index.cfm?objectid=03 by the NTP. Very similar in layout and 610FA5-C828-304B-FE31F1182E8F764C
Includes information on chemicals studies content to MSDS data.
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NIEHS National Toxicology Program "Report on Carcinogens"
SECTION A Chemical-specific sites, including both the onlineindustrial chemicals (TICs) and weapons of mass destruction (WMD) Link to toxic version of the "10th http://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/index.cfm?objectid=03 Report on Carcinogens." Similar to chemicals X C9B512-ACF8-C1F3-ADBA53CAE848F635 ATSDR toxicological profiles but
focuses on cancer health effects.
NIJ Emergency Responder Chemical http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/nij/pubsand Biological Equipment Guides and sum/197978.htm Database
National Institute of Justice equipment guide
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NIOSH Manual of analytic methods
www.cdc.gov/niosh/nmam
methods for sampling and analysis of contaminants in air, and in the blood and urine for occupational exposures
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NIOSH Medical tests for OSHA substances
www.cdc.gov/niosh/nmed/medstart.html
Specific medical tests published in the literature for OSHA regulated substances
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NIOSH Personal Protective Equipment http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/npptl/
Respirator, protective clothing selection; other guidance for first responders
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NOAA "Chemical Reactivity Worksheet"
http://response.restoration.noaa.gov/chemaids Administration tool for assessing chemical /react.html
National Oceanic and Atmospheric reactivity (download dbase).
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OSHA chemical sampling methods
http://www.osha.gov/dts/chemicalsampling/toc Searchable database for chemcial sampling /toc_chemsamp.html in occupational environments
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SRC Environmental Fate database
http://www.syrres.com/esc/efdb.htm
Syracuse Research Corp. environmental fate database includes information on biodegredation, chemical fate and properties
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TEELs/ERGs:
http://www.eh.doe.gov/chem_safety/teel.html
Emergency response exposure guidelines
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TEELs - derivation
SECTION A Chemical-specific sites, including both article: "Derivation of temporary toxic industrial chemicals (TICs) and weapons of mass destruction (WMD) Journal See Summary note emergency exposure limits," Craig et al., J. chemicals X X
of Applied Toxicology 20:11-20, 2000
A. 3 Information on WMD agents only
Emergency room procedures in chemical chemical warfare agents)
CDC WMD emergency room procedures
http://www.cdc.gov/nceh/demil/articles/initialtre hazard emergencies - a job aid (includes at.htm
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Commercial site used by many ED eMedicine "Emergency Medicine NBC"
www.emedicine.com/emerg/WARFARE__CH physicians for health effects information. EMICAL_BIOLOGICAL_RADIOLOGICAL_NU Warfare link contains information on 44 CLEAR_AND_EXPLOSIVES.htm chemical, biological, nuclear, and explosive
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National Library of Medicine "Chemical Warfare Agents"
www.sis.nlm.nih.gov/Tox/ChemWar.html
Excellent compilation of information related to chemical warfare agents. Many links to other areas of interest from government and private sources, including the harder-to-find government reports.
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US Army "Center for Health Promotion http://chppmwww.apgea.army.mil/hrarcp/CAW/ & Preventitive Medicine"
Includes both detailed and general chemical fact sheets for 24 of the most common CWAs Go to URL and click on "documents available online".
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US Army "Guidelines for cold weather http://www.ecbc.army.mil/downloads/cwirp/cwi First responder guidelines for cold weather mass casualty decontamination rp_cold_weather_mass_decon.pdf decontamination Terrorist chemical incident"
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US Army "Guidelines for mass casualty decontamination - Terrorist chemical incident"
http://transitsafety.volpe.dot.gov/security/SecurityInitiative s/Top20/1%20-First responder guidelines for mass casualty %20Management%20and%20Accountability/3 decontamination A%20-%20Integrated%20System/Additional/SBCCO M_Guidelines_for_Mass_Casualty_Decon.pdf
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US Army WMD field manuals
SECTION A Chemical-specific sites, including both toxic industrialonchemicals (TICs) and weapons of mass destruction (WMD) One stop site for Army field manuals http://www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/library/polic chemical, nuclear, and biological warfare chemicals X X X X X X X X X X y/army/fm/ agents
Veterans Administration Clinical Guides, "Biological, Chemical, and Radiation Induced Illnesses"
Pocket card clinical guides for treatment www.oqp.med.va.gov/cpg/BCR/BCR_Base.ht of biological, chemical, and rad. m# exposures
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Virtual Naval Hospital - Decontamination fact sheets
www.Vnh.org/CHEMCASU/08Decontaminatio Military decontamination information n.html#Chemical
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WMD web sites (list of lists)
http://www.ridiproject.org/downloads/annotate 186 page listing of URLs and information d_bibliography.pdf related to WMDs, in alphabetical order
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B: Resource Links
This non-profit organization provides preparedness resources to individuals, communities, and organziation. Includes links to useful document templates, such as generic exercise evaluation forms.
Canadian Centre for Emergency Preparedness
www.ccep.ca
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Center for Nonproliferation Studies Chemical and Biological Weapons
http://cns.miis.edu/research/cbw/index.htm
International chemical and biological weapons perspective
Department of Homeland Security "Ready.gov"
http://www.ready.gov
The official readiness and awareness site of the US Governmejnt. Includes generalized information for the public on preparedness, health hazards, and sheltering.
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Virtual toxic industrial chemicals (TICs) and weapons of mass destruction (WMD) SECTION A Chemical-specific sites, including both library of information and resources on domestic preparedness, counterchemicals Department of Justice "Office for terrorism, and WMD. Although not very X Domestic Preparedness Information Clearinghouse"
http://odp.ncjrs.org/
useful for emergent situations, it is an excellent resource that will search through collections of fact sheets, books, articles, monographs, and newsletters.
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Disabilities, “Disaster Preparedness for People with Disabilities”
http://www.disabilityresources.org/DISASTER. Public information sites; Also see html http://www.jik.com/disaster.html
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EPA "Chemical Emergency Preparedness and Prevention Office"
http://yosemite.epa.gov/oswer/ceppoweb.nsf/c including Risk Management Plans, ontent/index.html
EPA programs devoted to chemical emergency response and preparedness, Emergency Right-to-Know, regulatory issues, and accident prevention.
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Federal Emergency Management Agency "Toolkit for Managing the Emergency Consequences of Terrorist Incidents"
www.fema.gov/onp/toolkit.shtm
A series of planning guidelines and preparedness checklists for all-hazard responses and management of terrorist incidents. It is generic and states/localities are encouraged to modify for their jurisdiction.
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Hazmat for Healthcare
www.hazmatforhealthcare.org
Tools for addressing hazardous materials incidents at hospitals, clinics, and other healthcare locations.
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Mental Health - "OVC Handbook for Coping after Terrorism: A Guide to Healing and Recovery"
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/ovc/publications/infor Office for Victims of Crime, Dept of Justice. es/cat_hndbk/welcome.html
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NIOSH databases
www.cdc.gov/niosh/database.html
Link to NIOSH databases and other resources
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SECTION A Chemical-specific sites, including both toxic industrial chemicals (TICs) and weapons of mass destruction (WMD) Links to dozens of emergency response chemicals NIOSH "Emergency Response resources and chemical information.
Resources"
www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/emres/
Included emergency preparedness guidance for business.
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OSHA resources for workplace emergencies. OSHA - Emergency Resposne
www.osha.gov/SLTC/emergencyresponse/ind Covers first and second response, ex.html decontamination and detection equipment
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for CWA incidents, and other useful topics.
Personal Protection & Chemical or Biological Terrorism, Frequently Asked Questions
http://www.stimson.org/cwc/persprot.htm
Henry L. Stimson Center, Chemical and Biological Weapons Nonproliferation Project - Chem/Bio FAQs
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Pets, livestock - disaster preparedness
http://www.avma.org/disaster/responseguide/r American Veterinary Medical Association esponseguide_toc.asp Disasters
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Public Emergency Preparedness Guides (multi-lingual), Denver, CO
http://www.denvergov.org/jump_emergency.a English, Spanish, Chinese, Russian, and sp Vietnamese
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Public information for chemical emergencies, American Red Cross
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