Guide to the regulatory sites used in ChemIDplus
For an alphabetical listing of all locators visit the ChemIDplus Locators page.
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| Locator Name | Full Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| CA65 | California Proposition 65 requires the state governor to publish a list of chemicals known to the state to cause cancer or reproductive toxicity. | |
| CAA1 | Clean Air Act (CAA) Amendments of 1990 List of Hazardous Air Pollutants | The EPA is required to control hazardous air pollutants shown on the Clean Air Act (CAA) Amendments of 1990 List of Hazardous Air Pollutants and on the original list |
| CAA2 | Title VI of the Clean Air Act | Under Title VI of the Clean Air Act (CAA), the EPA is responsible for programs that protect the stratospheric ozone layer. This includes the production plus recycling and handling of ozone-depleting substances (ODS) |
| CGB | Coast Guard Bulk Hazardous Materials | Coast Guard Bulk Hazardous Materials. Hazardous Materials Standards Division, Coast Guard, U.S. Department of Homeland Security |
| CGN | Coast Guard Noxious Liquid Substances | Coast Guard Noxious Liquid Substances. Hazardous Materials Standards Division, Coast Guard, U.S. Department of Homeland Security |
| DEA | Drug Enforcement Administration | Drugs listed in the Code of Federal Regulations 21 CFR - Section 1308.12 Schedule II |
| DOT | Hazardous Materials Table | Hazardous materials listed in the Code of Federal Regulations - Title 49 CFR 172.101. From the U.S. Department of Transportation |
| DSL | Domestic Substance List of Canada | The DSL list is an inventory of substances manufactured in, imported into or used in Canada on a commercial scale |
| GRAS | Substances Generally Recognized as Safe | Includes substances that will be added to food and are subject to premarket approval by FDA unless use is generally recognized as safe by qualified experts. |
| HPV | High Production Volume Chemicals | Chemicals manufactured in, or imported into, the United States in amounts equal to or greater than one million pounds per year |
| IARC | IARC Monographs on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risks to Humans | The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC)coordinates and conducts research on the causes of human cancer |
| INER | Inert Ingredients Permitted in Pesticide Products | The EPA's Inert Ingredients Permitted in Pesticide Products (INER) lists inert ingredients permitted for use in pesticide products |
| MA (PDF, 385KB) | Massachusetts Substance List | The Right to Know Law and the list of substances covered by the law |
| MI (PDF, 15 KB) | Michigan Register of Critical Materials | Chemicals that must be reported under Michigan's Annual Wastewater Reporting (AWR) Requirements. |
| MPOL | MARPOL 73/78 - International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships | MARPOL 73/78 is implemented in the U.S. by the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships (PDF, 143KB), under the lead of the U.S. Coast Guard |
| MTL (PDF, 1 MB) | Master Testing List | The EPA's Master Testing List is a component of the Existing and New Chemicals Programs under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) |
| Maine CHC | Maine Chemicals of Concern | Maine Chemicals of Concern List |
| NJ | NJ Right to Know Hazardous Substance List | The Right to Know Hazardous Substance List (RTKHSL) comes from data reported under the New Jersey Worker and Community Right to Know Act |
| NJEH | New Jersey Extraordinarily Hazardous Substances (EHS) | New Jersey Extraordinarily Hazardous Substances (EHS) program protects the public from catastrophic accidents from chemical releases of extraordinarily hazardous substances |
| NTPA | National Toxicology Program Report on Carcinogens | Congressionally mandated, science-based report identifying agents, substances, mixtures, or exposures that may put people in the U.S. at increased risk for cancer |
| NTPT | National Toxicology Program Long-Term Study Reports & Abstracts | The studies in the National Toxicology Program NTP Long-Term Study Reports & Abstracts evaluate the toxicologic potential, including carcinogenic activity, of selected chemicals in laboratory animals |
| PA | Pennsylvania Right to Know Act | The Pennsylvania Right to Know Act requires employers and chemical suppliers within Pennsylvania to make available to employees and to the general public the identity of chemicals used in the workplace |
| PAFA | U.S. Food and Drug Administration Priority-based Assessment of Food Additive Database | The Priority based Assessment of Food Additive (PAFA) database contains oral toxicology information on over 2100 of approximately 3300 direct food ingredients used in food in the US. The Everything Added to Food in the United States (EAFUS) list and the Indirect Additive list consist of selected fields of information generated from PAFA. |
| PEL | Occupational Safety and Health Administration Permissible Exposure Limits | Permissible Exposure Limits (PELs) for occupational exposure to hazardous substances |
| REL | Occupational Safety and Health Administration Recommended Exposure Limits | Recommended Exposure Limits (RELs) for hazardous substances or conditions in the workplace. From NIOSH |
| RQ (PDF, 260 KB) | Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) Reportable Quantities | Facilities must report to the U.S. EPA the release of substances defined as hazardous by various sections of CERCLA. These are Reportable Quantities |
| S110 | CERCLA Substance Priority List | This is a prioritization of substances based on a combination of their frequency, toxicity, and potential for human exposure at National Priorities List (NPL) sites |
| S302 (PDF, 158 KB) | Extremely Hazardous Substances List from Section 302 of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act | List of extremely hazardous substances needed for planning for emergencies |
| TLV | Threshold Limit Values | Threshold Limit Values (TLVs®) are produced by the American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH®) as guidelines to assist in the control of health hazards |
| TSCAINV | Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Inventory | List of each chemical substance manufactured, imported, or processed in the United States |
| WHMI | Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System of Canada | Canada's WHMIS provides safety and health information about hazardous workplace materials |