Environmental Sites: Chemical

• BRENDA: The Comprehensive Enzyme Information System 
  "BRENDA is a comprehensive database of enzymes maintained by the Institute 
  of Biochemistry at the University of Cologne. Scientists collect and evaluate enzyme function data from primary literature sources. The site has recently been updated with new enzymes and an entirely new search engine. Various searches can be performed, including enzyme name, organism, or EC number. Links to literature citations, two dimensional images, and other databases are included for many of the enzymes. Academic and nonprofit use is free; commercial users must acquire a license. [AL]" (From the Scout Report) 
• Chemical Industry Archives: A Project of the Environmental Working Group
  The Chemical Industry Archives consists of thousands of internal documents from the chemical industry and from its national trade associations. Most of these documents were obtained in connection with legal proceedings against the chemical industry. It describes how these companies concealed this information from the public -- and continued to sell products that they knew were dangerous. This website also exposes the industry-funded public relations and lobbying campaigns that were designed to obscure the truth about the health risks of toxic chemicals. - site intro
• Chemical Information Page
  Search by Chemical Structure and Identifier. From Specialized Information Services.
  
• Substance Registry System
  Search by CAS Number, Name, Molecular Formula, Chemical Type, Definition,
  Alternate Identifier and Alternate Type.
• ChemFinder.com
  Chemical database that works from a single master list of chemical compounds. Can also provide including physical properties data and 2D chemical structures.
• Cheminfo: Chemical Information Sources
  Helps to find and learn how to use chemistry information resources on the Internet and elsewhere - site intro.
• Environmental Fate Data Base (EFDB)
  Site is an aid in identifying persistent chemical classes, as well as physical or chemical properties that may correlate to particular behavior in the environment. The EFDB is comprised of several interrelated files, DATALOG, CHEMFATE, BIOLOG, and BIODEG. These databases share a CAS# file containing over 20,000 chemicals with preferred name and formula, and a bibliographic file containing full references on over 35,000 articles cited. DATALOG is a bibliographic file indexed by Chemical Abstract Service (CAS) registry number that contains eighteen types of environmental fate data. CHEMFATE is a data value file containing 25 categories of environmental fate and physical/chemical property information on commercially important chemical compounds. BIOLOG, or the Microbial Degradation/Toxicity File, provides sources of microbial toxicity and biodegradation data. BIODEG contains experimental values as in CHEMFATE, but only relating to biodegradation subjects. - site intro
• Household Products Database
  This database links over 4,000 consumer brands to health effects from Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) provided by the manufacturers and allows scientists and consumers to research products based on chemical ingredients - site intro.
• INCHEM
  From the International Programme on Chemical Safety’s (IPCS) INCHEM service, for those concerned with chemical safety and the sound management of chemicals became free of charge to people around the world via the Internet. IPCS INCHEM offers quick and easy access to thousands of searchable full-text documents from international bodies on chemical risks and the sound management of chemicals, helping countries fulfil their commitments under the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) Agenda 21, Chapter 19. Produced through cooperation between IPCS (WHO/ILO/UNEP) and the Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS), IPCS INCHEM directly responds to one of the Intergovernmental Forum on Chemical Safety (IFCS) priority actions to consolidate current, internationally peer-reviewed chemical safety-related publications and database records from international bodies, for public access.
  The IPCS INCHEM collection includes:
  · Environmental Health Criteria (EHC) monographs 
  · Concise International Chemical Assessment Document (CICADS) 
  · Health and Safety Guides (HSGs) 
  · International Chemical Safety Cards (ICSCs) 
  · IPCS/EC Evaluation of Antidotes Series 
  · JECFA (Joint Expert Committee on Food Additives) - monographs and evaluations 
  · JMPR (Joint Meeting on Pesticide Residues) – monographs and evaluations 
  · Pesticide Data Sheets (PDSs) 
  · Poisons Information Monographs (PIMs) 
  · Screening Information Data Set (SIDS) for High Production Volume Chemicals
  · CIS Chemical Information (ILO/CIS) 
  · International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) - Summaries and Evaluations 
  Other chemical safety information from international bodies will be added progressively to the collection. - site intro
• Links for Chemists
  Comprehensive site from the University of Liverpool Department of Chemistry.
• NIST Chemistry WebBook
  NIST Standard Reference Database. Easy access to chemical and physical
  property data for chemical species through the internet - site intro.
• Organic Compounds Database
  Search by UV Absorption Wavelengths, Mass Spectral Peaks, and Chemical
  Types.
• Polution Prevention
  Pollution Prevention (P2) is a strategy of material use, processing, and management that reduces or eliminates the creation of pollutants and waste at the source--prior to recycling, treatment or disposal. P2 is also referred to as source reduction. Toxics Use Reduction (TUR) is similar in concept to P2, but more highly focused on toxic chemicals.
  P2 and TUR can be achieved through chemical substitution, process redesign, product reformulation, improved operations and maintenance, and/or in-process recycling. Facility planning is a systematic approach to P2 implementation that consists of quantifying chemical use and waste generation, P2 options identification and evaluation, goal setting, and progress assessment. - site intro
• Polymer Search on the Internet
  Includes environmental health and safety.
• SciCentral: SciQuest.com
  Gateway to scientific resources and news. Free registration.
• The Surfactants Virtual Library
  Links to surfactant applications, companies, bookstore, formulations, people, journals & publishers, societies, conferences, research centers, jobs, articles +.
• ThermoDex
  An Index of Selected Thermodynamic Data Handbooks.
• Tox Town
  Tox Town gives information on everyday locations where you might find toxic chemicals; non-technical descriptions of chemicals; links to selected, authoritative chemical information; how the environment can impact human health; Internet resources on environmental health topics. - site intro. Searchable by location and chemical. Flash plug in required. From the National Library of Medicine.
• Trade Secrets: A Moyers Report
  Website for the PBS program investigating the history of the chemical revolution and the participating companies. Companies withheld information about risk from workers, the government, and the public. - site intro.
• The Visual Elements Periodic Table
• WebElements Periodic Table
  Periodic table.