Chemical Safety and Toxicology
Health and Safety Print Sources – Most include properties and synonyms.
Chemical Technician’s Ready Reference Handbook QD 61 .S58
Practical safety information for specific and general lab activities
☺CRC Handbook of Laboratory Safety Ref QD 51 .C73 2000
Outstanding overview of how to run a safe lab.
Compendium of Safety Data Sheets for Research and Industrial Chemicals Ref TP 200 .C66 1985
Generic MSDS-like information. References to other information sources.
☺Handbook of Reactive Chemical Hazards Ref T 55.3 .H3 B73 1995 (2 vol.) “Bretherick’s”
Volume 1 covers individual substances and includes literature references. Volume 2 covers general
topics and classes of compounds with references to volume 1. Recommend browsing Volume 2.
Hazardous Chemicals Desk Reference Ref T 55.3 .H3 L49 2002
Safety profiles, exposure limits, and government regulations for over 5,000 substances.
Merck Index Ref Desk RS 51 .M4 2006
Summarizes toxicological data with references.
Prudent Practices in the Laboratory: Handling and Disposal of Chemicals T 55.3 .H3 P78 1995
An overview from the National Research Council
☺Sax’s Dangerous Properties of Industrial Materials Ref T 55.3 .H353 2004 (3 vol.)
Over 20,000 toxic, carcinogenic, mutagenic, flammable, explosive substances. Includes toxicity
and safety data. References included for toxicity data.
Sigma-Aldrich Library of Chemical Safety Data Ref T 55.3 .H3 S54 1985
Toxicity and safety data for most compounds sold by Aldrich.
Health and Safety Online Databases
☺TOXNET (Toxicology Data Network) http://toxnet.nlm.nih.gov/ FREE The National Library
of Medicine databases on toxicology and safety. The Hazardous Substances Data Bank covers
4,500 substances. TOXLINE (Toxicology Literature Online) has over 3 million references for
biochemical, pharmacological, physiological and toxicological effects.
Environmental Sciences & Pollution Management – Includes the subfile Toxicology Abstracts
☺Chemical Abstracts on SciFinder Scholar – Look for “Regulated Chemical Listing” in the
substance record. Limit to “Adverse Effects, including Toxicity” for 1966+ substance records.
Beilstein – Use the Pharmacological Data field for data since 1980.
Gmelin – Use the “Handling,” “Health Protection,” “Ecological Data,” and “Physiological Data”
fields for data since 1980
Material Data Safety Sheets
☺Vermont SIRI MSDS Collection http://hazard.com/msds/
Extensive links to manufacturer’s MSDS webpages. Also directly search for an MSDS for a
particular substance.