Furêtox : le portail des valeurs toxicologiques de référence (VTR)

Human Health Toxicity Values (HHTV) quantify the relationship between exposure to a chemical substance and effects on health. HHTVs are therefore key parameters for making calculations and assessing health risks. Many institutions offer HHTVs in databases on the Internet. Since 2004, France has initiated a process for the development of her own HHTVs. The search and the choice of HHTVs are complex and time-consuming. The French Institute for Public Health Surveillance (InVS) has developed an efficient search engine with free Internet access. Furêtox (facilitating the use of resources in toxicology) is designed to extend the scope and shorten the time of search on the Web. For a given chemical substance, Furêtox can provide swift access to the HHTVs, allow easy access to background documents with details on how the values were established and swift access to carcinogenicity classifications. Furêtox welcomes critical feedback from users and provides references (“fact sheets” for each database) on the methodology used to calculate the values.