Databases for Chemical Information

The internet has a lot of information to offer on pesticides, human health and the environment. The databases linked below can help you find science-based information about specific pesticide chemicals.

Which type of database are you looking for?

• Pesticides and Human Health
• Signs and Symptoms of Poisoning
• Cancer Classifications
• Chemical Properties
• Pesticides in Soil

If you have questions about this, or any pesticide-related topic, please call NPIC at 800-858-7378 (8:00am - 12:00pm PST), or email us at npic@ace.orst.edu.

Pesticides and Human Health:

1. Specific Chemical Information - NPIC
2. ChemSearch - Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
3. Human Health Benchmarks for Pesticides - Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
4. Human Health Risk Assessment and Mitigation By Active Ingredient - California Department of Pesticide Regulation
5. Databases Related to Pesticide Risk Assessment - Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
6. Pesticide-Use Risk Assessments - US Forest Service
7. Right to Know Hazardous Substance Fact Sheets - New Jersey Department of Health
8. Integrated Risk Information Systems (IRIS) Database - Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
9. ToxFAQs - Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR)
10. International Programme on Chemical Safety - INCHEM, World Health Organization (WHO)
11. Hazardous Substances Data Bank - National Library of Medicine
12. OSHA / EPA Occupational Chemical Database - Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
13. Drinking Water Health Advisories - Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
14. Pesticide Properties DataBase - University of Hertfordshire, Agriculture & Environment Research Unit

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Signs and Symptoms of Poisoning:

1. Specific Chemical (Active Ingredient) Information - NPIC
2. Recognition and Management of Pesticide Poisonings - Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
3. Hazardous Substances Data Bank - National Library of Medicine
4. Signs and Symptoms of Pesticide Poisoning - University of Nebraska Cooperative Extension
5. Sound Management of Pesticides and Diagnosis and Treatment of Pesticide Poisoning WHO-UNEP
6. EXtension TOXicology NETwork (EXTOXNET)

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Cancer Classifications:

1. Chemicals Evaluated for Carcinogenic Potential - Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
2. California Proposition 65 Chemical List (a list of chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer or reproductive toxicity) - Prop65 News
3. IARC Monographs on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risk to Humans - International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC)

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Chemical Properties

1. NPIC Product Research Online (NPRO) - NPIC
2. Specific Chemical (Active Ingredient) Information - NPIC
3. NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
4. Search Canadian Product Labels (PCP codes) - Health Canada
5. Pesticide Properties Database - NPIC / Oregon State University Extension
6. ARS Pesticide Properties Database - USDA, Agricultural Research Service
7. Active Ingredients Eligible for Minimum Risk Pesticide Use - New York State Integrated Pest Management
8. Envirofacts - Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
9. INCHEM Environmental Health Criteria Monographs - World Health Organization (WHO)
10. Substance Registry System - Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
11. Pesticide Ecotoxicity Database - Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
12. Pesticides: Water-Related Risks of Active Ingredients - University of California Statewide IPM Program
13. Pesticide Properties DataBase - University of Hertfordshire, Agriculture & Environment Research Unit

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Pesticides in Soil

1. Specific Chemical/Active Ingredient Information - NPIC
2. Pesticides in Soil - NPIC
3. Pesticide Properties Database - NPIC / Oregon State University Extension
4. Soil Screening Guidance Fact Sheet - Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
5. Pesticides: Water-Related Risks of Active Ingredients - University of California Statewide IPM Program

   Regional EPA contaminant concentration guidelines for evaluating and cleaning up contaminated sites:

6. Regional Screening Levels (RSLs) for Chemical Contaminants - Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
7. Ecological Risk Assessment Screening Values - Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Region 3
8. Risk-Based Screening Tables - Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
9. Regional Screening Levels (RSLs) - Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

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