Data Sources

Information in the CAMEO Chemicals database was compiled from a variety of documents and databases. On datasheets in CAMEO Chemicals, most information is followed by a notation, shown in parentheses, representing the source from which that information was taken, such as (AIHA, 2016).

The following list provides additional details about those sources:

  • (49 CFR 172.101)(49 CFR 172.101)

    Electronic Code of Federal Regulations (e-CFRExternal link.) . 2018. Code of Federal Regulations, Title 49 (Transportation), Section 172.101 (Hazardous Materials Table). Electronic Code of Federal Regulations (e-CFR) . 2016. Code of Federal Regulations, Title 49 (Transportation), Section 172.101 (Hazardous Materials Table).  https://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx?SID=389bdc6c858c900ee16eba25e296f9c4&node=pt49.2.172&rgn=div5External link. (accessed March 26, 1 2018).

  • (AIHA, 2016)(AIHA, 2016)

    American Industrial Hygiene Association Emergency Response Planning Committee. Current ERPG® Values (2016). https://www.aiha.org/get-involved/AIHAGuidelineFoundation/EmergencyResponsePlanningGuidelines/Documents/2016%20ERPG%20Table.pdf (PDF, 85 KB, accessed on July 21, 2016). Since the data was obtained in 2016, the developer's site has been restructured and there does not appear to be an updated URL for this source material currently. Note that this information is subject to the copyright restrictions of the organization that provided the data.

  • (DHS, 2007)(DHS, 2007)

    U.S. Department of Homeland Security. November 20, 2007. Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) Chemicals of Interest List . CFATS data source file (PDF file, 2 MB) obtained from https://www.dhs.gov/xlibrary/assets/chemsec_appendixa-chemicalofinterestlist.pdf (accessed March 31, 2015). The source file is an excerpt from Appendix A of the Final Rule for the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards published in the Federal Register, Volume 72, Number 223. Appendix A is available at https://www.dhs.gov/xlibrary/assets/chemsec_appendixafinalrule.pdf.

  • (DOE, 2016)(DOE, 2016)

    U.S. Department of Energy, Subcommittee on Consequence Assessment and Protective Actions. Protective Action Criteria (PAC): Chemicals with AEGLs, ERPGs, & TEELs. Revision 29 Dataset for Chemicals of Concern. May 2016. PACs data source file (Excel file, 1.5 MB) obtained from https://sp.eota.energy.gov/pac/teel.html (accessed May 20, 2016). Since the data was obtained in 2016, the developer's site has been restructured and the updated URL today would be https://edms.energy.gov/pac/TeelDocsExternal link..

  • (DuPont, 2018)(DuPont, 2018)

    DuPont. Chemical Resistance Database online. http://safespec.dupont.com/safespec/chemical/fabric (accessed March 20, 2018). Since the data was obtained in 2018, the developer's site has been restructured and there does not appear to be an updated URL for this source material currently. Note that this information is subject to the copyright restrictions of the organization that provided the data.

  • (EPA, 1998)(EPA, 1998)

    U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. 1998. Extremely Hazardous Substances (EHS) Chemical Profiles and Emergency First Aid Guides. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office.

  • (EPA List of Lists, 2015)(EPA List of Lists, 2015)

    U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. March 2015. Consolidated List of Chemicals Subject to the Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act (EPCRA), Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA), and Section 112(r) of the Clean Air Act. (This document is also known as "Title III Consolidated List of Lists" or just "List of Lists".) List of Lists data source file (Excel file, 186 KB) obtained from https://www.epa.gov/epcra/epcracerclacaa-ss112r-consolidated-list-lists-march-2015-version (accessed April 1, 2015). A PDF version is also available from that site.

  • (ERG, 2016)(ERG, 2016)

    U.S. Department of Transportation, Transport Canada, and Secretariat of Communications and Transport of Mexico, with collaboration from Argentina's Centro de Información Química para Emergencias. 2016 Emergency Response Guidebook. Obtained PDF data source files from https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/hazmat/outreach-training/erg (accessed April 26, 2016) and Excel data source files from https://phmsa.dot.gov/hazmat/library/erg (accessed April 27, 2016). Since the data was obtained in 2016, the developer's site has been restructured and the updated URLs today would be https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/hazmat/erg/emergency-response-guidebook-ergExternal link. and https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/hazmat/erg/erg-data-filesExternal link..

  • (NAC/NRC, 2017)(NAC/NRC, 2017)

    National Advisory Committee (NAC) for AEGLs/National Research Council (NRC) of the National Academies of Science. Access Acute Exposure Guidelines (AEGLs) Values. https://www.epa.gov/aegl/access-acute-exposure-guideline-levels-aegls-valuesExternal link. (accessed November 1, 2017). Note that this information is subject to the copyright restrictions of the organization that provided the data.

  • (NFPA, 2010)(NFPA, 2010)

    National Fire Protection Association. 2010. Fire Protection Guide to Hazardous Materials, 14th edition, edited by Guy R. Colonna. Quincy, MA: National Fire Protection Association. Note that this information is subject to the copyright restrictions of the organization that provided the data.

  • (NIOSH, 2016)(NIOSH, 2016)

    National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health. NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards (full website version). https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/npgExternal link. (accessed August 2016). The Pocket Guide is also available in a 2007 PDF version from https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/2005-149/default.html or a 2016 mobile website version from https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/npg/mobilepocketguide.html.

  • (NTP, 1992)(NTP, 1992)

    National Toxicology Program, Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health (NTP). 1992. National Toxicology Program Chemical Repository Database. Research Triangle Park, North Carolina: NTP.

  • (OSHA, 2011)(OSHA, 2011)

    Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). Electronic Code of Federal Regulations (e-CFRExternal link.). 2011. Code of Federal Regulations, Title 29 (Labor), Section 1910.119 (Process safety management of highly hazardous chemicals). https://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx?SID=35a60f577c6e6238c8e1621ec8fdca6e&mc=true&node=se29.5.1910_1119&rgn=div8External link. (accessed October 31, 2017).

  • (USCG, 1999)(USCG, 1999)

    U.S. Coast Guard. 1999. Chemical Hazard Response Information System (CHRIS) - Hazardous Chemical Data. Commandant Instruction 16465.12C. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office.

Additionally, there are a few other sources that are not cited using notations like those listed above.

  • Many CAS numbers, formulas, and synonyms are from the Chemical Abstracts Service, a division of the American Chemical Society. Note that this information is subject to the copyright restrictions of the organization that provided the data.
  • USCG CHRIS Code PDFs are from the 1999 CHRIS manual, although they are not marked with (USCG, 1999).
  • NIOSH Pocket Guide external website links go to the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health's Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards (https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/npgExternal link. for full website version).
  • International Chemical Safety Card (ICSC) external website links go to cards provided by the International Programme on Chemical Safety (IPCS) and the European Commission (http://www.inchem.org/pages/icsc.htmlExternal link.).
  • Several of the sections on the chemical datasheets were developed as part of CAMEO and related products, and these aren't specifically cited.
  • Many sources were used during the development of the reactivity content, and these sources are cited within the reactivity sections themselves.