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Databases for Chemical Information
The internet has a lot of information to offer on pesticides, human health and the environment. The databases linked below can help you find science-based information about specific pesticide chemicals.
Which type of database are you looking for?
- Pesticides and Human Health
- Signs and Symptoms of Poisoning
- Cancer Classifications
- Chemical Properties
- Pesticides in Soil
If you have questions about this, or any pesticide-related topic, please call NPIC at 1-800-858-7378 (7:30am-3:30pm PST), or email us at npic@ace.orst.edu.
Pesticides and Human Health:
- Specific Chemical Information - NPIC
- ChemSearch - Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
- Integrated Risk Information Systems (IRIS) Database - Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
- ToxFAQs - Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR)
- IPCS-INCHEM - World Health Organization (WHO)
- Hazardous Substances Data Bank - National Library of Medicine
- OSHA / EPA Occupational Chemical Database - Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
- Drinking Water Health Advisories - Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
- Chemical Data Access Tool - Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
- Pesticide Properties DataBase - University of Hertfordshire
Signs and Symptoms of Poisoning:
- Specific Chemical (Active Ingredient) Information - NPIC
- Recognition and Management of Pesticide Poisonings, 5th ed. - Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
- Hazardous Substances Data Bank - National Library of Medicine
- Signs and Symptoms of Pesticide Poisoning - University of Nebraska Cooperative Extension
- Sound Management of Pesticides and Diagnosis and Treatment of Pesticide Poisoning WHO-UNEP
- EXtension TOXicology NETwork (EXTOXNET)
Cancer Classifications:
- Chemicals Evaluated for Carcinogenic Potential (November 2012) - Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
- California Proposition 65 Chemical List (a list of chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer or reproductive toxicity) - Prop65 News
- IARC Monographs on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risk to Humans - International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC)
Chemical Properties
- Specific Chemical (Active Ingredient) Information - NPIC
- Active Ingredient Fact Sheets- NPIC
- Pesticide Properties Database - NPIC / Oregon State University Extension
- ARS Pesticide Properties Database - USDA, Agricultural Research Service
- Pesticide Fate Database - Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
- Envirofacts Chemical References - Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
- INCHEM Environmental Health Criteria Monographs - World Health Organization (WHO)
- Substance Registry System - Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
- Pesticide Ecotoxicity Database - Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Regional IPM Centers
- ChemFinder Web Server - CambridgeSoft Corporation
- Pesticides: Water-Related Risks of Active Ingredients - University of California Statewide IPM Program
- Pesticide Properties DataBase - University of Hertfordshire
Pesticides in Soil
- Specific Chemical (Active Ingredient) Information - NPIC
- Pesticides in Soil - NPIC
- Pesticide Properties Database - NPIC / Oregon State University Extension
- Soil Screening Guidance Fact Sheet - Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
- Pesticides: Water-Related Risks of Active Ingredients - University of California Statewide IPM Program
Regional EPA contaminant concentration guidelines for evaluating and cleaning up contaminated sites:
- Human Health Risk Assessment - Risk-Based Concentration Table - Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Region 3
- Ecological Risk Assessment - Screening Values - Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Region 3
- Human Health Medium-Specific Screening Levels - Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Region 6
- Preliminary Remediation Goals - Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Region 9
Last updated May 23, 2013
