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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17, 1991
9:15 AM
23. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND TOXICOLOGY
INFORMATION RESOURCES - OVERVIEW
AND NEEDS. Kathryn S. Deck, Centers of
Disease Control, Chamblee 27 F-29, Atlanta,
GA 30333.
With increasing international scientific and public
interest and concern about environmental and toxicological
issues and exigencies, there has been
concurrent widespread growth in related publicly
available information resources and in innovative
methods of access and delivery of this information.
This presentation offers an overview of
types of information resources and communication
avenues currently available, highlighting examples
of major and new electronic, printed and organizational
information sources. Discussion will encompass
evolving trends, including the
development of more full-test, factual and directory
databases; increased dissemination of information
by CD-ROM; and establishment of more information
clearinghouses and communication links via
electronic bulletin boards, networks, and gateways.
Also examined will be needs regarding creation of
new information resources, improved pointers/directories,
coordination in information development
and dissemination, more widespread public information
access, and education of information consumers.
Presenter will provide bibliographies of
printed and electronic information resources in environmental
health and toxicology.
9:45 AM
24. HEALTH HAZARD INFORMATION FOR THE
WORKPLACE. Diane J. Wroblewski, Health
and Environmental Sciences, The Dow Chemical
Company, Midland, Ml 48674.
The knowledge of potential health hazards confronting
workers handling chemicals in the workplace
is of great importance in minimizing these
hazards. Various sources of this information will
be discussed. A critical piece of this knowledge
is the animal and human toxicological data which
are available on a material and their evaluation.
Manufacturers are often the best source of this information
via Material Safety Data Sheets. To improve
the consistency of these documents, efforts
to establish industry-wide guidelines are in-progress.
In addition to information for the manufacturer,
an array of relevant information is alsoavailable in the published literature and from private
vendors and trade organizations. Though
there has been much improvement in recent years,the quality and detail of the information can vary
significantly.
10:30 AM
25. GENETIC TOXICOLOGY INFORMATION RESOURCES
- ACCESS AND USE. E. S. Von
Halle and J. S. Wassom, Human Genome and
Toxicology Group, Health and Safety Research
Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory*,
P.O. Box 2008, Oak Ridge, TN
37831-6050.
Unprecedented scientific and technological advancements
have been made during the last several
decades. These advancements and the
accompanying concern for the environment and
human health have resulted in passage of federal
and state laws requiring hazard assessments for
environment agents. To comply with these laws,
information must be readily available for use in assessing
potential health effects. One critical component
of hazard assessment is genotoxicity.
Genetic toxicology information can be retrieved
from a variety of on-line computer systems. Because
many different types of on-line computer
files exist, effective and efficient use of such files
depends on the user's knowledge of content,
structure, and origin of these information resources.
The files can be classed as general subject
or singular subject resources: general subject
files cover a broad spectrum of biological and toxicological
studies, and singular subject files specialize
in one select subject area (e.g., genetic
toxicology, teratology, or neurotoxicity). The evolution,
use, and application of these two types of
files will be reviewed.
*Managed by Martin Marietta Energy Systems,
Inc., under Contract Number DE-AC05-840R21400,
with the Department of Energy.
11:00 AM
26. TO YOUR HEALTH: PROVIDING ENVIRONMENTAL
HEALTH INFORMATION. Gayle Alston,
Agency for Toxic Substances and
Disease Registry, 1600 Clifton Road, MS E33,
Atlanta, GA 30333.
To meet the demands and mandates of environmental
regulations, government agencies produce
many documents for the public domain. For example,
the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease
Registry's (ATSDR) new publication,
Hazardous Substances and Public Health, provides
a forum for new information in the field. The Toxicological
Profiles for hazardous substances foundat National Priorities List sites and Case Studies
in Environmental Medicine are two additional information
resources available from ASTDR. Other28 CHEMICAL INFORMATION BULLETIN
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