TRACE - The Information Goldmine

Over the last 45 years we have built an unrivalled databank of more than half a million key documents on the health effects of chemicals. This databank (and TRACE, its associated database) covers toxicology and beneficial actions of chemicals, as well as related international regulatory guidelines and legislative documents of importance to the risk/hazard assessor. Both the document selection and database indexing (ensuring easy access to the selected documents) are carried out by experienced toxicologists who fully appreciate the needs of the end-user, fellow risk and hazard assessors. The resulting unique information resource provides comprehensive coverage of the health effects of a vast range of chemicals likely to be present in the workplace, consumer products, food and the environment.

Our TRACE database has been independently evaluated as the most effective tool available for identifying documents critical to the toxicological risk assessor. It demonstrates greater selectivity and targeting than any other comparable on-line database (Anderson et al., 2000; Robinson et al., 2000). 

However, what makes us truly special is the speed with which we can access, on site, the original documents referenced so effectively in TRACE. With such a fast and comprehensive information retrieval system, we can offer unrivalled efficiency and level of toxicological consultancy and support. 

Information Access

• Identification and location of specific documents speedily and efficiently according to your requirements
• Provision of bibliographic reference lists of articles relevant to particular toxicological or related legislative questions
• Provision of accurate information on the health effects and legislative status of specified chemicals
  
  

References

Anderson CA, Copestake PT and Robinson L (2000). A specialist database (TRACE) is more effective than its larger, commercially available counterparts. Toxicology 151, 37-43. (doi: 10.1016/S0300-483X(00)00264-X)

Robinson L, McIlwaine I, Copestake P and Anderson C (2000). Comparative evaluation of the performance of online databases in answering toxicology queries. International Journal of Information Management 20, 79-88. (doi: 10.1016/S0268-4012(99)00056-0)

 
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