Using the Micro-CSIN Workstation to Provide Chemical Hazard Information

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Chemical hazards are of two basic types: emergency situations presenting imminent danger to humans or the environment and existing hazards such as dump sites or chemical storage areas. The information requirements and tools available for responding to these two types of hazards are different, and the Micro-CSIN Workstation developed by Bolt Beranek and Newman (BBN) under the sponsorship of the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the National Library of Medicine (NLM), and the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), can respond to both. Emergencies require rapid access to factual data. The Micro-CSIN Workstation permits rapid retrieval of factual data stored in three databases: Hazardous Substances Data Bank (NLM/TOXNET), Hazardline (OHS), and Ohmtads (CIS) according to a prestored, userspecified, retrieval profile. The data are then organized by subject area into a report. The Workstation also has the ability to rapidly retrieve chemical identi

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