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Table 1 List of chemical databases

From: Integration of bioinformatics to biodegradation

Database

Description

Reference

Databases for chemical identification, structure and classification

ChemIDplus

Information about 370,000 chemicals.

[25]

ECHA Classification & Labeling Inventory

Information about the classification and labeling of substances reported and registered by manufacturers and importers.

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NCLASS (the Nordic N-Class Database on Environmental Hazard Classification)

Information describing chemicals that have been or are currently being considered by the European commission on classification and labeling for environmental effects.

[27]

Databases describing environmental properties of chemicals and their toxicity, distribution, management and risk of occupational disease

Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)

Toxicology information for 5,000 chemicals.

[28]

Toxicology Literature Online (TOXLINE)

References derived from toxicology literature.

[29]

Chemical Carcinogenesis Research Information System (CCRIS)

Carcinogenicity and mutagenicity tests for 8,000 chemicals.

[30]

Developmental and Reproductive Toxicology Database (DART)

References related to developmental and reproductive toxicology literature.

[31]

Genetic Toxicology Data Bank (GENE-TOX)

Data related to genetic toxicology for 3,000 chemicals.

[32]

Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS)

Data describing hazard identification and dose–response assessments of about 500 chemicals.

[33]

International Toxicity Estimates for Risk (ITER)

Risk information for 600 chemicals from authoritative groups worldwide.

[34]

TOXNET

A cluster of databases on toxicology, hazardous chemicals, environmental health, and toxic releases.

[35]

SuperToxic

A comprehensive database of about 60,000 toxic compounds.

[36]

Acutoxbase

This innovative database may be used for in vitro acute toxicity studies

[37]

Comparative Toxicogenomics Database (CTD)

This database describes genetic bases by which environmental chemicals affect human diseases.

[38]

Carcinogenic Potency Database

This database contains the results of 6540 chronic, long-term animal cancer tests on 1547 chemicals.

[39]

International Uniform Chemical Information Database (IUCLID)

Physico-chemical properties, environmental fate, toxicity and ecotoxicity of 2,600 chemicals.

[40]

Haz-Map

An occupational health database that provides information on chemicals and related occupational diseases.

[41]

TOXMAP

A Geographic Information System that provides the amount and location of toxic chemicals released into the environment using maps of the United States.

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Toxics Release Inventory (TRI)

Data focused on specific toxic chemicals and their management as waste.

[43]

The Household Products Database

Information on the health effects of 13,000 consumer brands.

[44]

European chemical Substances Information System (ESIS)

Information about chemicals covering a variety of aspects.

[45]

ECOTOX (AQUIRE, PHYTOTOX, TERRETOX)

Chemical toxicity data for aquatic life, terrestrial plants and wildlife.

[46]

eChemPortal

Information on properties of chemicals including toxicity, ecotoxicity, environmental fate and behavior and physical chemical properties.

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EnviChem

Environmental properties of chemicals.

[48]

Aggregated Computational Toxicology Resource (ACToR)

All publically available chemical toxicity data.

[49]

EPA Human Health Benchmarks for Pesticides (HHBP)

Information describing human health benchmarks for pesticides to determine whether the detection of a pesticide in drinking water or source waters for drinking water indicate potential health risks.

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EPA Office of Pesticide Programs’ Aquatic Life Benchmarks (OPPALB)

Aquatic ecotoxicity benchmarks values from risk assessments developed by the EPA for individual pesticides.

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Chemical Safety Information from Intergovernmental Organizations - INCHEM

Internationally peer reviewed information derived from intergovernmental organizations describing chemicals commonly used throughout the world

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JECDB: Japan Existing Chemical Data Base

Toxicity test reports from Japan's existing chemicals safety program.

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Substances in Preparations In the Nordic countries (SPIN)

Provides information regarding chemicals in the products of Nordic Countries

[54]

US EPA: Substance Registry Services (SRS)

A central system of the USEPA and the portal for discovering chemical information at the EPA

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