CHEMINFO, Standards, Specifications and Regulations
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STANDARDS are minimum requirements for the quality, size, or performance of a product.SPECIFICATIONS are strict requirements for a specific order of a product.
REGULATIONS originate in regulatory bodies of the executive branch of the Government.
Books
To find sources on the PAC library catalog, search under STANDARDS, ENGINEERING or MATERIALS-STANDARDS or CHEMICALS-STANDARDS or SPECIFICATIONS.[Top of page ]
Databases
- Chemlist
- Covers substances subject to regulation. Information is taken from the EPA Toxic
Substances Control Act Inventory, the Federal Register, and the Toxic Substances Control
Act Test Submissions. Available as a STN database. To search this database consult a
Science Reference Librarian or call the Science Reference Desk at 594-6715 to schedule an
appointment.
Indexes
- Monthly Catalog of the United States Government
Publications. Washington, DC: GPO, 1951-to date.
GP 3.8/8 Reference/US - A current bibliography of government documents. Indexes some publications by the
National Institute of Standards and Technology (formerly the National Bureau of Standards),
OSHA, EPA, etc. Contains numerous indexes.
- Available also in computerized form on the LION in Government Publications and through a number of online databases. To search this database consult a Science Reference Librarian or call the Science Reference Desk at 594-6715 to schedule an appointment.
- Available also in computerized form on the LION in Government Publications and through a number of online databases. To search this database consult a Science Reference Librarian or call the Science Reference Desk at 594-6715 to schedule an appointment.
- Publications of the National Bureau of Standards, 1966/67-
to date. Washington, DC: GPO, 1969-to date.
C 13.10:305/supp.10 Gov. Pub./US - An index to publications of the NBS.
Journals
- Annual Book of
ASTM Standards. Philadelphia: ASTM, 19-.
TA 401 A653 5th Floor Books - Contains ASTM approved standards, specifications, guides, practices, test methods,
terminology. Standards are reexamined and revised every five years.
- EPA Publications Bibliography; Quarterly Abstract
Bulletin. Washington, DC: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1977-to date.
EP 1.21/7-2:977-83/pt.1-2 Gov. Pub./US - Contains bibliographic citations and abstracts for EPA reports. Has title, keyword,
sponsoring EPA office, corporate author, contact/grant number, and NTIS order/report
number indexes.
- Journal of Research of the National Bureau of Standards, 1934-to date.
C 13.22 - Contains technical papers on NBS research. Covers chemistry, physics, mathematics,
computer science and engineering. Emphasizes principles of standardization and measurement
methodology.
- Pure and Applied Chemistry, 1960-to date.
QD 1 I88152 Periodicals - Publishes available guidelines for reporting data. Also includes glossary terms,
definitions, units, and rules of nomenclature.
- Registry of Toxic Effects of Chemical Substances.
Washington, DC: GPO, 1978-to date.
HE 20.7102:T 66/3/997 Gov. Pub./US - Lists basic toxicity data for each compound included. Contains occupational safety
and health standards. Also available online.
Government Documents
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"Labor" Code of Federal Regulations. Title 29, Parts 1900-
1910.999. 1991 edition.
- Contains regulations by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration,
Department of Labor (OSHA). The regulations concern labor and related
areas.
--> - NIOSH Manual of Analytical Methods. 3rd ed. Cincinnati,
OH: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 1984.
HE 20.7108:AN 1/994 Reference/US - Discusses methods for establishing limits for toxic exposures. Covers chemical
substances commonly found in industry and academic institutions.
- Code of Federal Regulations,
Title 40, Protection of Environment. Parts 100-135. 1991 edition.
AE 1.106/3:40/P.100-135/2004 Gov. Pub./US - Contains methods of organic analysis of municipal and industrial
wastewater.
AE 2.106/3 Ref. Gov. Pub.
Handbooks
- Chemical Safety Data Sheets. Cambridge: The Royal
Society of Chemistry, 1989-to date.
T 55.3 H3 C482 Oversize/5th Floor - Covers solvents and main group metals and their compounds. Provides information
(exposure limits, physical properties, packaging and transportation, biological hazards,
carcinogenicity, disposal) on chemicals used in the workplace, i.e. in industry, laboratory,
and the home.
- NIOSH/OSHA Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards.
Washington, DC: GPO, 1978.
T 55.3 H3 N56 5th Floor Books - Contains key information in tabular form for 380 chemicals found in the work
environment. Items listed are regulated by the Federal Government.
- Official Methods of Analysis. Washington, DC: AOAC,
1970-to date.
S 587 A7 5th Floor Books - Contains qualitative and quantitative methods of analysis of foods, pesticides,
fertilizers, etc. Includes reference tables.
Other Sources
- Index and Directory of U.S. Industry Standards.
Englewood, CO: Information Handling Services, 1983-to date.
T 59.2 U6 I5 1990/91 REF, 5th Floor Books - A directory providing access to the majority of U.S. industry standards. Has subject
index, society/numeric index, ANSI number concordance, and a society
directory.
- OSHA Analytical Methods Manual. 2nd ed. Salt Lake City,
UT: OSHA Analytical Laboratory, 1990. (3 vols.)
QD 271 O848 1990 5th Floor Books - Contains new, reviewed, and/or changed OSHA analytical methods. Includes
evaluation guidelines for air sampling. Gives analytical parameters, required tests, statistical
calculations, criteria for acceptance, outline for written reports.
- Standards & Practices for Instrumentation. 8th ed.
Pittsburgh: Instrument Society of America, 1986.
TA 165 I5967 1986 5th Floor Books - All standards of the Society are given in full. Abstracts of relevant standards from
other societies are also included. Contains a subject index.
