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Chemical Information Resources:  Return to Top

Chemical Abstracts Service
A subscription service for finding chemical information.
ChemReport Links Page
Links page of many sources for hazardous material information.
Advanced Chemical Safety
ACSafety is an international health, safety, and environmental protection consulting firm.
Environmental Chemicals Data and Information Network
ECDIN is an European databank designed to enable people to obtain useful information on chemical products and their properties that could help the user evaluate a chemical's real or potential risk and its economical and ecological impact in its use.
EMCI Chemical Reference Index
Large database of EPA maintained chemical reference links; contains information on CAS #s, synonyms, flash point, use, MSDS and environment and health effects.
EMCI Search Index
Search for chemical information by using a form to obtain the acronyms, chemical identification numbers and chemical names reported by the Envirofacts program system databases.s.
CDC NIOSH Links to Other WWW
Center for Disease Control and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health links page for additional information on chemical hazard
Solvent Database
National Center for Manufacturing Sciences database to help you find a wide variety of data on solvents quickly and easily.
STN International
Scientific and Technical Information Network offers both a fee based and an online search service that provides information from over 200 scientific, technical, business, and patent databases.
Center for Safety in the Arts
Gopher/WWW Server with extensive text base information on chemical hazards in art materials. Some of the information may be out of date and inaccurate.
ChemConnect
Links page, some chemical others general resource. May be hard to connect to, narrow band width.
Hazardous Chemical Database
Very good chemical search site. Enter chemical name to get easy to understand information. Primary resources for this database (last update 8/21/96): North American Emergency Response Guidebook NAERG96, 1996; Hazardous Chemicals Data. NFPA 49, PC-49-94, 1994; The Merck Index 11th edition, 1989.
Where to find MSDS on the Internet
Very useful site for definition on MSDS and links to lots of sites with online MSDS

Government Regulations, California  Return to Top

California State Senate Home Page
Learn what your elected servants are doing for (to) you up in Sacramento.
Search California Bill
Find bills of interest in the California legislature; brought to you through the courtesy of the California State Senate, Rules Committee. Search Archives for all current and pending documents regarding all senate and assembly bills.
California Health & Safety CODE
The complete safety code form Section1 to 130070. Organized as a "Table of Contents.
California Compliance School
California Compliance School (CCS) is an innovative, activity-based training program that will teach you the basics of complying with the confusing maze of hazardous waste regulations in a fun and interesting format!
California EPA
The State's toxic substance control agency.
California Air Resources Board (CARB)
"The California Air Resources Board mission is to promote and protect public health, welfare and ecological resources through the effective and efficient reduction of air pollutants..."
Find California Code
California Law consists of 29 codes. Find them fast here.
Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment
"The mission of the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) is to protect and enhance public health and the environment by objective scientific evaluation of risks posed by hazardous substances."
The Prop 65 Page
Very complete site showing how the "bounty hunter" clause is used in enforcing the regulations of Prop 65. Of special note, check out "Private Enforcement"
Air Rules for all the 34 Air Districts
This is a complete online listing of all the air quality districts rules and regulations. Indexed by county and then by rule.
California Air Resources Board Business Assistance Publications-Information
This site list the various publications and other air quality program initiatives that are available in California to assist business.
Bay Area Air Quality Control Management  District San Francisco
"The BAAQMD is the regional, government agency that regulates sources of air pollution within the nine San Francisco Bay Area Counties. The Air District's jurisdiction includes Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, southwestern Solano, and southern Sonoma counties".
South Coast Air Quality Management  District Los Angeles
"The South Coast AQMD is the smog control agency for all or portions of Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside and San Bernardino Counties, California, where 14 million people breathe the dirtiest air in the US. "

Government Regulations, USA  Return to Top

US Environmental Protection Agency
"Environmental protection is an integral consideration in U.S. policies concerning natural resources, human health, economic growth, energy, transportation, agriculture, industry, and international trade, and these factors are similarly considered in establishing environmental policy".
CFRs Code of Federal Regulations
A not easy to use search form for searching the CFR on the United States Government Printing Office web site.
Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990
"This page lists the sections of the Clean Air Act as amended in 1990. Click on a specific title to see a list of that title's sections. Click on a specific section to see the text of that section".
OSHA Regulations US Department of Labor
CFR 29 Parts 70 through 2400 in table of contents and search engine.
Unified Air Toxics - EPA Rules
"The Clean Air Act, as amended in 1990, requires EPA to regulate emissions of toxic Air Pollutants from a published List of Source Categories. The Act directs EPA to set standards requiring companies within a listed source category to sharply reduce routine emissions of these toxic air pollutants. EPA is required to establish and phase in specific performance standards for all of the industries that emit one or more of the pollutants in significant quantities".
Unified Air Toxics -EPA Industrial Coatings Rule
"The Coatings and Consumer Products Group (CCPG) of EPA is currently engaged in the development of regulations for a number of categories of industrial surface coating operations".
EPA Office of Air Quality Planning & Standards - Technology Transfer Networks
"The Technology Transfer Network (TTN) is a collection of related Web sites containing information about many areas of air pollution science, technology, regulation, measurement, and prevention. In addition, the TTN serves as a public forum for the exchange of technical information and ideas among participants and EPA staff".
EPA - FEDERAL REGISTER -Toxic Release Inventory
Displays the text of the Federal Register on EPA Community-Right-
To-Know Toxic Release Inventory documents.
FDA, US Food and Drug Administration
The Nation's Foremost Consumer Protection Agency
Federal Registry of Environmental Documentary
Search for the full text of documents within the EPA Federal Register - Environmental Documents section of the EPA Web site, the search results will not only show you the URL's, but will also link you directly to the documents.
The US Department of Labor OSHA Home Page
The Congress passed in 1970 Occupational Safety and Health Act declares it to be its purpose and policy, through the exercise of its powers to regulate commerce among the several States and with foreign nations and to provide for the general welfare, to assure so far as possible every working man and woman in the Nation safe and healthful working conditions and to preserve our human resources
U.S. House of Representatives - Internet Law Library
The Internet Law Library provides free public access to the basic documents of U.S. law and other law resources of the Internet  organized by subject or jurisdiction.
The United States Senate
"The Constitution assigns the Senate and House equal responsibility for declaring war, maintaining the armed forces, assessing taxes, borrowing money, minting currency, regulating commerce, and making all laws necessary for the operation of the government. The Senate holds exclusive authority to advise and consent on treaties and nominations".
EPA - The Common Sense Initiative
"CSI is an experimental effort to change the environmental protection process from one of conflict to one of collaboration and consensus".
THOMAS Legislative Information on the Internet
US Congress created  internet information retrieval system from the Library of Congress called the THOMAS  (after Thomas Jefferson) World Wide Web system and  developed by the Center for Intelligent Information Retrieval based at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst,
U.S. Government Printing Office
The principal product of the GPO is the Congressional Record, which is printed overnight . Other major printed products include bills, resolutions, amendments, hearings, committee reports, committee prints, documents and other  miscellaneous government publications, many of which are available online through this extensive search engine.
Labelmaster
"Your national source for labels and forms, placards, placarding systems, specialty labels, performance packaging, environmental safety, workplace safety and ergonomics, personal protective equipment, and books and training materials"!

Paint, General  Return to Top

Coating Alternatives Guide (CAGE) Input Form
Use of the Input Form will help in determining the coating alternatives most likely to work in your particular coating process.
Coloring Info Pages
Sponsored by COLORPRO Communications "Serving specialists in the art, science, and industry of coloring materials. We are concerned with dyes and pigments, using instruments and software to color inks, plastics, textiles, ceramics, and coatings, conservation and restoration, printing and reproduction, design, and education".
European Coatings Net
Up to date information from the world of European coatings - A large database of information on formulation, products, patents, prepublication of technical articles, online catalogue of books and journals on coatings, jobs opportunities coating events and other coatings related resources on the Web.
National Paint & Coatings Association
NPCA is a voluntary, nonprofit trade association  representing  the paint and coatings industry in the United States, which is primarily made up of large paint and coatings manufacturers, raw materials suppliers and distributors.
British (UK) Paint Research Association Paint Training.
Training at PRA is provided by one or more of their Paint Technology training courses which provides a firm foundation in the technology of organic surface coatings.
finishing.com   Home Page of the Finishing industry
"Finishing.com is an open web site designed to be the home page of the finishing industry -- a place for people around the world who have an interest in metal finishing and the allied surface finishing arts to gather around and exchange information. Although most of the site is in English, we welcome communications in any language".
Metal Finishing Resource Center Home Page
Subscription and fee based membership required The Resource Center is being designed to be the most substantial, comprehensive environmental compliance, technical assistance and pollution prevention information source available.
Protective Paints, Coatings, Linings & Corrosion Control
Useful site with these areas of content; Protective Coatings and Linings Toolbox, Searchable Databases, Tutorials, Resources and online Protective Coatings Forum.
Metal Finishing Painting Question and Answer Forum
This site is maintained by metal finishing.com and provides an online question and answer forum for obtaining help on metal finishing issues. Site also, has information on; Industrial news, Products, Metal Prices, Technical Information, Chat Room and more.
Coatings Connections
This is the gateway to the Net. Whatever you are looking for - suppliers, manufacturers or institutions - we have a list of links to get there. So bookmark this page to make sure you have the ultimate listing of Coatings Connections
Paint and Coatings Magazine
Paint & Coatings Industry is the leading publication serving the manufacturer and formulator of paint, coatings and printing inks.

Info. on Heavy Metals  Return to Top

National Academy of Sciences
"... the Academy shall, whenever called upon by any department of the Government, investigate, examine, experiment, and report upon any subject of science or art ...."
OSHA Record on Cadmium Sulfide
Health Effects of Occupational Exposure to Cadmium. Search on "cadmium sulfide" for pertinent information on the exposure effects. Cadmium sulfide is generally the main compound in cadmium pigmented artist oils. The other is cadmium selenide, an other in soluble cadmium compound.
Cadmium Hazards Over View
Well inform information on cadmium hazards in our environment presented by 
HealthWorld Online.
Household Lead Paint Answers
Useful information on the Realist site for the home owner for determining the hazards, correction and removal of suspected lead paint in the home.
Lead Paint Poisoning of Children
Law Offices of Herbert Monheit  information site on lead poisoning in children.
National Lead Information Center
"The National Lead Information Center provides the general public and professionals with information about lead poisoning and its prevention".
Lead Programs EPA
"These pages are designed to give you access to information on all aspects of the Federal lead poisoning prevention program, with a special focus on the efforts within EPA's Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics (OPT)".

Misc. Other Links   Return to Top

Digital Printing & Imaging Association (DPI)
A member-driven organization dedicated to helping one another succeed in a rapidly evolving field, DPI is committed to dealing with issues that impact the emerging digital printing and imaging industry.
ModernOptions
This company has created a collection of safe and easy-to-use antiquing solutions which enable anyone to create true patina, rusty and other antique finishes on nearly any paintable surface including wood, plaster, plastic and ceramic.
CalTrans Home Page
CalTrans promotes economic vitality and enhances the quality of life for the people of California by providing for mobility of people, goods, services and information.  Learn the where, why and fixes of why you can't go from here to there. While there check out the the great old photos of the Bay Bridge and the replacement designs for the Oakland side of the Bay Bridge .
Schedule B for paint 
This is a reference designed to assist users to obtain the correct product description, unit of measurement and product code under the International Harmonized System  for Export Commodity Classification (Schedule B).
FedEx Rate Finder
"You can easily determine the FedEx Service Guide rates * for any of the reliable, time-definite FedEx delivery services you choose. Or view and download other FedEx Rate Finder Services."
UPS-Quick Cost Calculator
Calculate charges for shipments from the continental U.S. to destinations throughout the U.S. and around the world.
US Post  Office's ZIP+4 Code Lookup
"ZIP is an acronym for Zone Improvement Plan. A ZIP Code is a five-digit code that identifies a specific geographic delivery area. ZIP Codes can represent an area within a state (an area that may or may not cross county boundaries), an area that crosses state boundaries (an unusual condition), or a single building or company that has a very high mail volume".
ZIP+4 National Address Finder
Free ZIP code search service provided by Semaphore Corporation. They offer a CD (ZP4) that is a Postal Service-certified compact disc containing U.S. addresses, ZIP+4 codes, mail carrier route numbers, and complete automatic address correction software for Windows and Macintosh computers.
Roget's Thesaurus
Word search by category of concept and its synonyms. Extensive.
Merriam-Webster's Thesaurus & Dictionary
Fast and easy to use word search.
Logos Language Converter
Will translate to and from; English, French, Danish, Spanish, Swedish, German, Italian, Turkish, Portuguese, Dutch, Russian, Czech, Slovenian, Romanian, Latvian, Serbian, Croatian, Polish, Greek, Chinese, Japanese, Latin and more.
Outdoor Advertising Association of America (OAAA)
The OAAA is the voice of outdoor advertising industry. The Outdoor Advertising Association of America, Inc., represents over 700 outdoor advertising companies and 90% of the outdoor advertising industry.
USENET Resources
Usenet (USErs' NETwork) is a board for public network messages. The messages are sent by people who have posting access to Usenet, and they are divided into different groups (called newsgroups) according to their subject.
HotLinks, Daily Newspapers
Newspaper Association of America mega links to all printed media web sites.
USA Weather
Very complete site on weather by Intellicast.
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