Your Health and the Environment Resources from NLM

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Your Health and the Environment Resources from
NLM

• Stacey J. Arnesen
• Specialized Information Services
• National Library of Medicine

MLA Annual MeetingMay 2007
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http//tox.nlm.nih.gov
Premier portal for environmental health
information
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New and Improved Resources

• REMM Radiation Event Medical Management
  Tool
• ToxMystery- resource for kids (ages 7-10)
• TOXNET
• HSDB 20 radioisotopes added
• TOXLINE unified
• LactMed 50 drugs added
• TOXMAP new look for maps TRI 2005
  added
• Household Products Home Office products
  category
• Haz Map 200 chemicals added
• Tox Town Port Scene added
• WISER 20 radioisotopes (coming soon)

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Radiological Event Medical Management (REMM)
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REMM
Animations demonstrating the concepts of external
and internal contamination
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REMM Dose Estimator and Treatment
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ToxMystery
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TOXMAPEnvironmental Health e-Maps

• Toxics Release Inventory (EPA)
• Superfund Sites (Hazardous Waste
  Sites)
• Cancer and other disease mortality data
• Demographic data

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Superfund Sites
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Health and Demographic Data
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TOXNET Search Results
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Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB) Ionizing
Radiation
Ionizing Radiation Series added (including 20
radioisotopes)
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Two Parts of TOXLINE Merged
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Drugs and Lactation Database LactMed
Updated
Database on the possible effects of over 500
drugs on breastfeeding (50 drugs added in 2007)
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LactMed Results
Includes summary of use during lactation, drug
levels in breastmilk and effects on breastfed
infants
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Haz-Map Occupational Toxicology
Updated 226 new agents added in 2007over 1,460
agents total
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Household Products Database
2007 Update New Home Office Category Over
1,000 products added (7,000 products)
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WISERWireless Information System for Emergency
Responders

• Information on over 400 substances tailored for
  emergency responders
• Assist in identifying unknown substances
• Emergency treatment andcontainment information
• New additions
• 20 radioisotopes (coming soon)
• DOT Emergency Response Guidelines
• PDA, PC, and Web versions available

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Web WISER Web version of WISER
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ToxSeekMetaSearch and Clustering Engine
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ToxSeek Results
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Tox Town - Port Scene

• Algae Blooms Septic System
• Beach Fish Farms
• Cruise Ship

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ChemIDplusNew FLEXible Structure Searching
Aleve
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New Enviro-Health Links
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Quick Tours

• Quick Tour (overview) of NLMs environmental
  health and toxicology resources
• Importing TOXLINE Citations into a Reference
  Manager Program
• Basics of searching the Hazardous Substances Data
  Bank (HSDB)

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Teacher Resources

• Introducing Tox Town
• Tox Town Video
• Tox Town PowerPoint Slides

• NLM Resources for
• Science Teachers
• Flyer
• PowerPoint Slides

ToxMystery Teacher Resources
TOXMAP Teacher Resources
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Drug Information Portal
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Search Results ADVIL
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Dietary Supplements Database
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Keeping up in Environmental Health
SIS Listserv and RSS feed
SIS Listserv and RSS feed
Whats new from NLMs Environmental Health and
Toxicology Program
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For More Information on Your Health and the
Environment
Contact Specialized Information
Services National Library of Medicine tehip_at_teh.nl
m.nih.gov http//sis.nlm.nih.gov