title: The ISS National Inventory of Chemical Substances (INSC).
abstract: The INSC (Inventario Nazionale delle Sostanze Chimiche), a factual data bank, produced by Istituto Superiore di Sanità (ISS), consists of an electronic tool on chemical information developed for routine and emergency purposes. Historical background, current status and future perspectives of INSC are discussed. The structure and the feature of INSC are briefly examined. Aspects of information retrieval and the criteria for inclusion of data and priority selection are also considered.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Ambiente e Connessa Prevenzione Primaria, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy. roberto.binetti@iss.it
authors.forename: Roberto
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Binetti
authors.forename: Francesca Marina
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Costamagna
authors.forename: Federica
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ceccarelli
authors.forename: Antonella
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: D'angiolini
authors.forename: Alessandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fabri
authors.forename: Giovanni
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Riva
authors.forename: Susanna
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Satalia
authors.forename: Ida
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Marcello
mesh_terms: D016208:Databases, Factual / Q000592:standards*; D004346:Drug Information Services / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D007287:Inorganic Chemicals; D007558:Italy; D009930:Organic Chemicals; D011634:Public Health / Q000592:standards*
chemical_list: D007287:Inorganic Chemicals; D009930:Organic Chemicals