Registry of Toxic Effects of Chemical Substances
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Registry of Toxic Effects of Chemical Substances (RTECS) is a database of toxicity information compiled from the open scientific literature without reference to the validity or usefulness of the studies reported. Until 2001 it was maintained by US National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) as a freely available publication. It is now maintained by the private company BIOVIA[1] or from several value-added resellers and is available only for a fee or by subscription.
Contents
Six types of toxicity data are included in the file:
- Primary irritation
- Mutageniceffects
- Reproductive effects
- Tumorigeniceffects
- Acute toxicity
- Other multiple dose toxicity
Specific numeric toxicity values such as
studied and the route of administration used. For all data the bibliographic source is listed. The studies are not evaluated in any way.History
RTECS was an activity mandated by the
RTECS is available in English, French and Spanish language versions, offered by the Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety. The database subscription is offered on the Web, on CD-ROM and as an Intranet format. The database is also available online from NISC (National Information Services Corporation, RightAnswer.com, and ToxPlanet (Timberlake Ventures, Inc)).
References
- ^ "BIOVIA Databases | Bioactivity Databases: RTECS". accelrys.com. Archived from the original on 2018-06-19. Retrieved 2018-06-19.
- ^ Development, Office of Research &. "REGISTRY OF TOXIC EFFECTS OF CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES (RTECS)". cfpub.epa.gov. Retrieved 2023-08-13.
External links
RTECS number (P657) (see uses)
- RTECS overview
- Accelrys website Archived 2013-10-23 at the Wayback Machine
- RightAnswer Website
- ToxPlanet Website