Syracuse Research corporation's chemical information databases: Extraction and compilation of data related to Environmental Fate and exposure

• Published in: Science & technology libraries (New York, N.Y.) Vol. 23; no. 4; pp. 73 - 87
• Main Authors: ROSENBERG, Sarah A, HUEBER, Amy E, ARONSON, Dallas, GOUCHIE, Sybil, HOWARD, Philip H, MEYLAN, William M, TUNKEL, Jay L
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Binghamton, NY Haworth Press 2002
• Subjects: Applied sciences; Chemistry; Environment; Exact sciences and technology; Global environmental pollution; Information and communication sciences; Information science. Documentation; Online databases; Online information retrieval; Other aspects of specialized information. Miscellaneous; Pollution; Sciences and techniques of general use; Specialized information sources; Specialized information sources (paper or electronic format); Toxicity; System architecture; Databank; Pollutant behavior; Chemical compound; Environmental chemistry; chemical data; environmental health; Chemical pollution; Toxicology; database; Health and environment; Global change; environmental fate
• ISSN: 0194-262X; 1541-1109
• DOI: 10.1300/J122v23n04

Some types of data useful in the study and assessment of a chemical's environmental fate and toxicity are physical and chemical properties, degradation tests, monitoring data, field studies, toxicology and carcinogenesis studies, and regulatory information. Syracuse Research Corporation produces and maintains several databases relating to this field, including the Environmental Fate Database (EFDB), PHYSPROP (physical properties database), TSCATS (test submissions under the Toxic Substances and Control Act), SOLVDB (solvents database), SMILECAS (Simplified Molecular Input Line Entry System notations database), Chemical Pointers (pointers to databases and regulatory lists), and Global Warming Potentials. This article describes the structure, content, characteristics and development of the databases.