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File Description [top]

The Dictionary of Substances and their Effects (DOSE) is a unique guide to the impact of chemicals on organisms and the environment. DOSE contains detailed records for more than 4000 chemicals. These chemicals have been selected from sources such as Europe's Black List and Grey List of dangerous substances, the UK's Red List, priority pollutant lists from the USA and Canada, and the pollutant list from Germany. Other chemicals which are reported to have adverse effects on the environment are also covered.

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Subject Coverage [top]

DOSE includes the following data and information:

• CAS^® Registry Number
• Chemical Name and Synonyms
• Chemical Name and Synonyms
• Environmental Fate: Abiotic Removal; Absorption; Anaerobic Effects; Carbonaceous Inhibition; Degradation Studies; Nitrification Inhibition
• Physical and Chemical Properties
• Reference List
• Regulatory Information: Conveyance Classification; EINECS/ELINCS Numbers; HAZCHEM Code; Occupational Exposure; Limit Values; Risk and Safety Phrases; RTECS Numbers; Supply Classification; UN Number
• Toxicity: Ecotoxicity which includes Fish Toxicity; Invertebrate Toxicity; Bioaccumulation Data; Mammalian and Avian Toxicity which includes Carcinogenicity and Long-term Effects; Genotoxicity; Irritancy; Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics; Sensitisation; Teratogenicity and Reproductive Effects; Other Adverse Effects
• Uses

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• The Dictionary of Substances and their Effects

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Database Content [top]

• Numeric Data
• Complete Text Records

Document Types Indexed [top]

• Chemical Substances

Geographic Coverage [top]

• International

Geographic Restrictions [top]

• None

Special Features [top]

• Graduate Education Program
• KWIC and HILIGHT Available
• MAP Available

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Terms and Conditions [top]

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SAMPLE RECORD [top]

BASIC INDEX [top]

¹ Searchable in the Basic Index and in the Additional Indexes.

² All chemical names are searchable as /NA, /DE, or NA=.

³ Chemical names are indexed as complete phrases, individual words, and chemically significant segments of words. Use /FW to restrict rerieval to the complete term, e.g., S ETHANE/FW to only select ethane as a single word rather than as a segment of a larger chemical term, such as trichloroethane.

⁴ Also /DF.

⁵ Also searchable as /TO; also displays with TO.

⁶ Possible entries for Data Present are: Adverse Effects; Boiling Point; Density; Environment Fate; Flash Point; Melting Point; Metabolism; Partition Coefficient; Regulatory; Reproductive Effects; Solubility; Toxicity; Uses; Vapor Pressure.

⁷ Toxicity field includes Adverse Effects, Reproductive Effects, and Metabolism Effects.

ADDITIONAL INDEXES [top]

⁸ Numeric values can be entered in several different ways: directly as a number, e.g. S BP=100.0; or in exponential notation, e.g. S BP=1E2. Letter abbreviations are also available: K for thousand; M for million, B for billion, e.g. S BP=0.5K:1.0K. To search a range of values, use a colon between starting and ending values, e.g. S BP=78:79, or use numeric operators (>, <, >=, and <=) e.g. S 78<=BP<=79.

⁹ Record Date, RD=, and Publication Date, PD=, contain the same information, formatted differently.

¹⁰ KWIC does not work on the following fields in this database: BP, DN, FP, MP, PI, and VP.

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PREDEFINED FORMAT OPTIONS [top]

¹¹ In the place of a format number, a format name can also be specified to indicate the format, e.g., TYPE S1/TOX/ALL. The Named Formates available are: TOX, PROP, and REG.

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