Toxicology

Acute Exposure Guideline Levels, or AEGLs, are intended to describe the risk to humans resulting from once-in-a-lifetime, or rare, exposure to airborne chemicals. The National Advisory Committee for AEGLs is developing these guidelines to help both national and local authorities, as well as private companies, deal with emergencies involving spills, or other catastrophic exposures. Administered by the EPA.

ATSDR serves the public by using the best science, taking responsive public health actions, and providing trusted health information to prevent harmful exposures and diseases related to toxic substances. ATSDR is a federal public health agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

The latest in a family of publications from the International Programme on Chemical Safety (IPCS) - a cooperative programme of the World Health Organization (WHO), the International Labour Organisation (ILO), and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). CICADs join the Environmental Health Criteria documents (EHCs) as authoritative documents on the risk assessment of chemicals.

e.hormone is a central conduit providing accurate, timely information and educational resources at the cutting edge of environmental signaling research. The site is part of the Environmental Signaling Network, a multifaceted program that aims to integrate the vast interdisciplinary signaling field by fostering communication and promoting scientific advancements.

A monthly peer-reviewed journal of research and news published with support from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

NTP is an interagency program, administered by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. It's mission is to evaluate agents of public health concern by developing and applying tools of modern toxicology and molecular biology. Includes Testing Information & Study Results, NTP Report on Carcinogens, Chemical Health & Safety Information, and links to all the agencies that participate in NTP.

The Office of Research and Development (ORD) is the scientific research arm of EPA, whose leading-edge research helps provide the solid underpinning of science and technology for the Agency. ORD supports six research programs: Air Climate & Energy, Safe & Sustainable Water Resources, Sustainable & Healthy Communities, Chemical Safety for Sustainability, Human Health Risk Assessment, Homeland Security

EPA researchers develop and use innovative chemical screening technologies and other advanced scientific methods to help the program evaluate these chemicals for potential endocrine disruption.

The National Library of Medicine (NLM) Toxicology and Environmental Health Information Program (TEHIP) evolved from the Toxicology Information Program (TIP) that was established in 1967 in response to recommendations made in the 1966 report "Handling of Toxicological Information," prepared by the President's Science Advisory Committee. TEHIP maintains a comprehensive web site that provides access to resources produced by it and by other government agencies and organizations.

From the U.S. Geological Survey. This program provides unbiased earth science information on the behavior of toxic substances in U.S. hydrologic environments. The information is used to avoid human exposure, to develop effective cleanup strategies, and to prevent further contamination.