CHEMICAL

DATABASES

There are many free-access chemical databases on the internet. However, I have yet to find one that originates in the UK. There may therefore be some slight spelling differences with the American databases which are linked below. The UN number is an international standard and should always return the same details, although I can not accept any responsibility for errors in any one else's databases.

United States Department of Transport.

Hazardous Materials (Hazmat) Guide.

 

This is a very powerful database which will identify chemicals from names or UN numbers and gives material safety data sheets (MSDS) for most of them.

Click HERE.

 

United States Coast Guard

Chemical Hazard Response Information System (CHRIS)

Another top quality, free database from the United States

Click HERE

 

University of Akron, Department of Chemistry.

Hazardous Chemicals Database

An excellent free database with a lot of information. This database will also identify substances from UN numbers by searching on "UN xxxx" .

Click HERE.

 

Chemfinder

Commercial chemical database offering free search.

Click HERE.

 

SIRI MSDS

US Material Safety Data Sheets - On-Line Database

Click HERE.

 

US National Library of Medicine - TOXNET.

Large, detailed database, again American, free search facility.

Click HERE.

United States Federal Emergency Management Agency

Rapid Response Information System.

This database gives details of chemical weapons, both lethal and non-lethal, in case they are encountered by emergency services.

Click HERE.

 

University of Sheffield CHEMDEX

Directory of web-based chemical information

Click HERE.

 

(German) Chemical Information Service

Searchable links to many resources

Click HERE.

 

World Health Authority

International Programme on Chemical Safety

InChem Chemical Information Search - click HERE.

ICSC Chemical Safety Sheet search - click HERE.

 

 

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