A computer-based toxicology search system.

Abstract

An interactive computer search system, based on the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health's Registry of Toxic Effects of Chemicals (NIOSH-RTECS) has been developed. This system permits the location and retrieval of specified toxicity data defined by test animal, dosage method, toxicity level, and compound identity. All available toxicity data for a given chemical substance, identified by name or structure, may be retrieved using either the Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) Registry Number or the RTECS Accession Number for that compound. The search system is running upon an international computer network, and may be used by anyone interested on a fee-for-service basis.