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Key scientific and trade literature are scanned for information on safety and health hazards surrounding chemicals encountered in the chemical and related industries. Topics covered include health and safety, chemical and biological hazards, plant safety, legislation, protective equipment and storage, all relating to the chemical and allied industries.
Search across ten chemistry dictionaries and databases, including the CRC Handbook of Chemistry & Physics.
Combined chemical dictionary -- Dictionary of commonly cited compounds -- Dictionary of drugs -- Dictionary of inorganic and organometallic compounds -- Dictionary of natural products -- Dictionary of organic compounds -- Dictionary of Food Compounds -- Dictionary of Marine Natural Products -- Polymers, a property database -- Properties of organic compounds
Owned by Royal Society of Chemistry, ChemSpider is a free chemical structure database providing fast access to over 120 million structures, along with properties and associated information. Users can perform Simple or Advanced searches, or search by chemical structure.
Covers the health effects of consumer products for use by consumers, scientists, health care providers and regulatory authorities. Search or browse by products, brands, manufacturers, chemicals, product categories and product types.