From: JIM.DIXON@f240.n353.z1.fidonet.org (JIM DIXON)
Newsgroups: k12.ed.science
Subject: WHIMIS or something like
Date: Wed, 06 Jan 93 08:45:00 PDT
Organization: FidoNet node 1:353/240 - The Polish Connecti, Westbank BC

 Jim Dixon is responding to Richard Edwards's bytes to James Aitchison
 about WHIMIS or something like when Richard asked me;

 > shop and janitorial chemicals.  Is there a database
 > available to download specific information for chemicals
 > which do not have company supplied spec sheets?

 RE> You should not have to look any further than the company that supplies
 RE> you with the chemical to obtain a MSDS for that chemical. It is
 RE> expensive piece of software. I would suggest for the use that I read
 RE> here that you obtain the MSDS. It will serve very well and provide all

I have been authorized by the International Registry of Potentially Toxic
Chemicals (IRPTC.) to post information from their databanks.
Health and Welfare Canada act as agents for the United Nations
Environmental Programme (UNEP).
The databanks are updated periodically and more often in the Legals
database.  Information on potentially toxic chemicals is forwarded from
around the globe to UNEP in Geneva and from there to the IRPTC databank.
The information is by no means in its complete form. The textual
information contains a standard format with references to the chemical,
the study, the source, the results, and comments. The databank is laid out
as follows:
MAMALIIAN  and SPECIAL TOXICITY:
        1: Interactions                 7: Interacting Agents
        2: Carcinogenicity              8: Irritation
        3: Mutagenicity                 9: Immunotoxicity
        4: Behaviour                   10: Reproduction
        5: Sensitization               11: Neurotoxicity
        6: Teratogenicity
CHEMOBIOKINETICS:
        1: Absorbtion                   5: Aquatic Toxicity
        2: Distribution                 6: Terrestrial Toxicity
        3: Bioconcentration             7: Metabolism
        4: Excretion
ENVIRONMENTAL FATE TESTS and ENVIRONMENTAL FATE AND PATHWAYS INTO THE
ENVIRONMENT:
        1: Biodegradation               5: Biotransformation
        2: Photodegradation             6: Oxidation
        3: Hydolysis                    7: Model Ecosystem Studies
        4: Evaporation                  8: Ecosystem Studies
                                        9: Envionmental Fate and Pathways
                                           into the environment
IDENTIFIERS, PRODUCTION, PROCESS and WASTE:
        1: Identifiers;
                       Physical and chemical properties.
                       Hazard classification.
        2: Production and Trade Statistics
        3: Production processes
        4: Uses
        5: Loss/Persistance/Residue Studies
        6: Concentrations in the environment
        7: Human intake
        8: Sampling/Preparation/Analysis
        9: Waste Management
LEGALS:
        1: Combined Legal (for many countries.)
        2: References

For those interested, I would be happy to research any chemical, through
any of the above databases.  For brevity sake, field lines containing no
information will be deleted. EXAMPLE: If a field such as "Primary Author"
is blank, but "Secondary Author" contains source, the Primary field will be
omitted from the text.

Searches often times result in text files exceeding 150k, too large to post
here. In such a case, the pertinent data will be forwarded, and the
ballance omitted. HOWEVER, if the person requesting information requires
all data, they should leave a mailing address and I'll forward a copy of
the file on diskette. 

Persons requesting the data should provide any of the following
information:
        Chemical 'common' name. Roundup is not a common name. The
active ingredient is considered the 'common name.' Or the chemicals RTECS
number, the chemicals CAS number or the chemicals synonym and the country
of interest. Also, a brief paragraph describing areas of interest related
to the chemical in question would be helpful. For example, are you
concerned about the chemicals introduction to drinking water or lands. Or,
are you interested in it's effect on birds, fish, or humans. If for
example, you are interested in the effects of azinphos methy
(PHOSPHORODITHIOIC ACID, O,O.DIMETHYL ESTER, S.ESTER WITH 3.(MERCAPTOMETHYL
).1,2,3.BENZOTRIAZIN.4(3H)-ONE) on a particular species, name the species
or it's ecosystem.

The search is started as soon as I receive the request either through
FidoNet or NetMail. Gleaned data is sent back the following day.

This is a service I offer as my contribution to our educators. Please,
feel free to take advantage of it. The following is the IRPTC disclaimer:

INFORMATION ON THE IRPTC DATABASES SUMMARIZES INFORMATION CONTAINED IN
VARIOUS PUBLICATIONS.  CONSIDERABLE EFFORT HAS BEEN MADE TO ENSURE THE
ACCURACY OF THE INFORMATION BUT NEITHER THE GOVERNMENT OF CANADA NOR THE
UNITED NATIONS ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME GUARANTEE THAT IT IS COMPLETE OR FREE
OF ERROR.  THE IRPTC DATABASES HAVE BEEN DEVELOPED FOR CONVENIENCE OF
REFERENCE ONLY AND THE ONLY AUTHORITATIVE SOURCES OF THE INFORMATION ARE
THE ORIGINAL PUBLICATIONS.
(c) Minister of Supply and Services Canada,1992.


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