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Bioethics Resources on the Web

http://bioethics.od.nih.gov/

A catalogue of bioethics resources within the National Institutes of Health and on the web.

Biosafety Resources

http://www.absa.org/resinternet.html

Biosafety resources on the internet, from the American Biological Safety Association.

Chemistry Safety Quiz

http://daphne.palomar.edu/safetyquiz/

A short quiz that may prove surprising to you.

Environmental Health and Safety Index

http://www.uwm.edu/Dept/EHSRM/EHSLINKS/

A set of links to lab safety resources. Topics include government and nongovernment agencies, ergonomics, radiation issues, and biohazards.

Flinn Scientific - Overcrowding in the Science Laboratory

http://www.flinnsci.com/Sections/Safety/generalSafety/overcrouwding.asp

This article is intended to provide guidelines on how to help solve the problem of overcrowding in the science laboratory.

Flinn Scientific Safety

http://www.flinnsci.com/Sections/Safety/safety.asp

Fifteen articles ranging from 'goggle safety' to 'where and why science accidents occur.'

Hazardous Products and Compounds in the Home

http://www.purdue.edu/dp/envirosoft/housewaste/house/products.htm

Alphabetical listing of many household products and the hazardous compounds which make up these products. Many of these materials are used in labs, experiments and even art projects.

Incompatible Chemicals

http://msds.chem.ox.ac.uk/incompatibles.html

A wide variety of chemicals react dangerously when mixed with certain other materials. Some of the more widely-used incompatible chemicals are listed here, but the absence of a chemical from this list should not be taken to indicate that it is safe to mix it with any other chemical.

Laboratory Safety

http://ohs.uvic.ca/labsafety/

Information is provided courtesy of the Department of Health, Safety and Environment at the University of British Columbia.

Laboratory Safety Information

http://www.uwm.edu/Dept/EHSRM/LAB/

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee's laboratory safety program.

Liquid Nitrogen Safety

http://webs.wichita.edu/facsme/nitro/safe.htm

Safety notes and concerns for liquid nitrogen demonstrations. Liquid nitrogen is a dangerous material.

MSDS Quiz

http://www.ilpi.com/msds/quiz/

A seven part on-line tutorial and quiz that introduces the reader to Material Safety Data Sheets.

New Chemistry Lab Guide

http://www.uic.edu/~magyar/Lab_Help/lghome.html

Dr. Cal's good laboratory practices and WWW chemistry information for students. Topics include lab safety, lab report writing, preparing for lab, and organic lab tips.

Risk Management Internet Services - Biosafety Programs

http://www.rmis.com/db/progchem.htm

Offering paid subscribers texts of biosafety, chemical safety, respiratory protection and hazardous wastes programs from around the world.

Risk Management Internet Services - Chemistry Safety

http://www.rmis.com/cd/mcche.htm

Providing paid subscribers with online access to chemical databases on hazaradous properties, carcinogenicity, toxicity and biomedical effects and chemical safety sheets.

Safety Info.Com

http://www.safetyinfo.com/

Over 1000 pages of free safety information.

ScienceAware

http://www.scienceaware.com/

Downloadable safety checklists, quizzes, and other handouts, as well as access to other free lab-safety materials developed especially for high school science teachers and students.

The High School Safety Web Pages

http://www.chem.unl.edu/safety/hslabcon.html

A simple set of pages covering all aspects of high school lab safety, including photos.

The Laboratory Safety Workshop

http://www.labsafety.org/

A non-profit national center for health, safety and environmental affairs. The workshop's mission is to make health and safety an integral and important part of science education, work, and life in general.

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