Toxicological information series, I: Toxicological information

Abstract

This paper presents a brief history of the evolution of toxicological information in the United States since 1966 when concern over the hazards of the ubiquitous chemicals in the environment was translated into recommendations for action by The Panel on the Handling of Toxicological Information of the President's Science Advisory Committee. It describes some of the data bases that were developed as a result of these recommendations and introduces a series of papers that discuss toxicology information resources, their content, and their accessibility. The series is a project of the Information Handling Committee of the Society of Toxicology. Papers II–V of this series will be published in subsequent issues of Fundamental and Applied Toxicology.