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~,.. 7ox Ll K3 E, 0 INTRODUCTION The TOXLINE (TOXicology onLINE) database Is the National Library of Medicine's online, interactivve collection of toxicological Information containing references to published human and animal toxicity studies, effects of environmental chemicals and pollutants, adverse drug reactions and analytical methodology. The database consists of three files, TOXLINE, TOXBACK74, and TOXBACK65. Currently the TOXLINE file contains rect rds with a primary date of publication of 1979 to present. TOXLINE is updated monthly and contains full bibliographic citations, almost all with abstracts and/or indexing terms, and Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) Registry Numbers. TOXLINE expands at the rate of approximately 140,000 records per year. There are approximately 862,000 references to older information (primary date of publication prior to 1979) in TOXLINE backfiies (TOXBACK65, TOXBACK74). The NLM Automatic Selective Dissemination of Information (SDI) facility, Is available to TOXLINE users. STORESEARCHES may be input, then requested with an "Automatic SDI Request Form". See the ONLINE user's guide. TOXLINE information is derived from five major secondary sources (1-5) and six special collections (6-11) of material. The component subfiles included in TOXLINE and its backfiies are: 1. Chemical Abstracts Service: Chemical-Biokogical Activities (CBAC). Chemical Abstracts (CA) sections 101-105, 1C3, 159, 160, 162-164; Sections 114, 117, 118, 161, 171 since 1982. 2. BioSciences Information Service: Abstracts on Health Effects of Environmental Pollutants (HEEP), from 1972. 3. American Society of Hospital Pharmacists: International Phamiaceutical Abstracts (IPA), from 1970. 4. National Library of Medicine: Toxicity Bibliography (TOXBIB), from 1968. 5. Environmental Protection Agency: Pesticides Abstracts, (formerly Health Aspects of Pesticides Abstract Bulletin) (PESTAB, formerly HAPAB) from 1968-1981. 6. Environmentai Mutagen Information Center (EMIC) file, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, from 1950, all in TOXLINE. 7. Environmental Teratology Information Center (ETIC) file, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, from 1950, all In TOXLINE. 8. Smithsonian Science Information Exchange: Toxicology/Epidemiology Research Projects (RPROJ), from 1979. 9. National Technical Information Service: Toxicology Document and Data Depository (TD3), all In TOXLINE, beginning 1979. 10. Hayes File on Pesticides (HAYES), 1940-1968 in TOXBACK65. 11. Toxic Materials Information Center (TMIC) fiie, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 1940-1973 in TOXBACK65. ~.~ 88698258