TSCATS Complete™ is a powerful resource providing access to ALL ~29,000 unpublished, non-confidential chemical testing result submissions to the U.S Environmental Protection Agency under several sections of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). Covering a multitude of chemicals, it provides the most comprehensive compilation of TSCA Test Submissions anywhere. In this tutorial, we will look at how to search TSCATS Complete using several search tips, including those for simple term searches, phrase searches, connector searches, group searches, term starts-with searches, and combination searches.
Simple Term Search
To perform a simple term search, go to the Dashboard and select the Full Text tab. Enter the desired term into the Search Term box. For example, to search for "benzene," type benzene and click Submit. Then, click the TSCATS Complete™ button to view the results.
To search for multiple terms, enter them into the Search Term box separated by spaces. For instance, to find documents containing both "benzene" and "phenol," type benzene phenol, click Submit, and then click TSCATS Complete™.
Phrase Search
For phrase searches, enclose the entire phrase in quotation marks. For example, to search for "methyl tert-butyl ether", type "methyl tert-butyl ether" in the Search Term box, click Submit, and then select TSCATS Complete™.
Connector Search
To search using connectors, such as AND, OR, or NOT, type the terms separated by the connector. For example, to search for documents containing both "benzene" and "toluene," enter benzene AND toluene, click Submit, and then click TSCATS Complete™.
Group Search
You can group multiple search terms or clauses using parentheses. For example, to search for documents containing either "phenol" or "benzene," and also "formaldehyde," enter (phenol OR benzene) AND formaldehyde in the Search Term box. Click Submit, then click TSCATS Complete™.
Term Starts-With Search
To search for terms that start with certain characters, use an asterisk (*) after the characters. For example, to find terms beginning with "benz," type benz* and click Submit. Avoid using the asterisk at the start or middle of words (e.g., *benz or ben*z), as this will cause the search to fail. After submitting, click TSCATS Complete™.
Combination Search
You can combine different search types in a single query. For example, to search for documents containing a term that starts with "benz" or contains "formaldehyde" and "phenol," type (benz* OR formaldehyde) AND phenol into the Search Term box. Click Submit, then click TSCATS Complete™.