Resource of the Month
Every month we recommend a free of charge chemical information resource based on our experience of answering members' queries at the Chemical Enquiries Helpdesk.
You may find this regular feature useful for:
- Improving the scope of your research
- Increasing awareness of freely available resources
- Finding out more about the potential of familiar resources
November 2009 - IUPAC Solubility Data Series
Solubility data from published results of experimental determinations.
October 2009 - Kompass Business Directory
Directory of company contact information
September 2009 - Household Products Database
The health effects of over 8,000 consumer brands.
August 2009 - CEFIC Facts and Figures
EU quantitative and qualitative chemical industry data.
July 2009 - The International Nuclear Information System
The International Nuclear Information System (INIS)
June 2009 - CSE - Carriage, Supply and Exposure Limits Legislation
Transport of dangerous goods information from the National Chemical Emergency Centre (NCEC).
A spectral data search engine for organic compounds.
Free organic reactions database.
A free materials property database.
February 2009 - UK IPO Patent Databases
Free patent databases from the UK Intellectual Property Office.
ICISsearch global chemical suppliers search engine.
December 2008 - Screening Information DataSets (SIDS)
Screening Information DataSets for High Production Volume Chemicals.
A database of ingredients used in cosmetic products.
Locate synthetic methods of creating compounds in selected journals.
September 2008 - NIST Chemistry WebBook
Physical and chemical properties and reaction data.
A powerful gateway for chemical patent search.
A structure searchable database of substance, compound and bioassay information.
May 2008 - EPA's Test Method Collections
The Environment Protection Agency's approved procedures for measuring pollutants.
April 2008 - EBSCO's GreenFILE
A free environmental database.
European chemical Substances Information System.
February 2008 - Periodic Tables
Periodic Tables on the Web.
A dictionary of chemical entities of biological interest.
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