4  Search

Tip

Throughout ChemExpo, click on the Info button for more information about a feature or tool.

How do I use the Search functionality in ChemExpo?

ChemExpo uses a single general search box that is located in the main navigation bar, accessible from any page in the application. Users can enter any search query by typing into the search box and pressing the Enter key. ChemExpo searches 6 different categories of information for the entered text: information related to documents, specific products, PUCs, FCs, chemicals, and chemical list keywords. The results (Figure 4.1) are returned on different tabs (one for each type of information). Users can navigate through each of the Search Tabs to view the results. Each tab searches on different data fields, as described in the Table 4.1.

Figure 4.1: ChemExpo Search Box and Results Tabs
Table 4.1: Data fields searched for each Information Category within ChemExpo. The results of these searches are shown on the Search Result Tab for the appropriate Information Category
Information Category Data Fields Searched
Documents
  • Document title
  • Document subtitle
  • PMID
  • EPA regulation number
  • Raw chemical name
  • Raw CASRN
  • Curated chemical name
  • Curated CASRN
Products
  • Product name
  • Brand name
  • Manufacturer
  • Product description
Product Use Categories
  • PUC name
  • PUC description
Chemicals
  • Raw chemical name
  • Raw CASRN
  • Curated chemical name
  • Curated CASRN
  • DTXSID
Chemical List Presence Keywords
  • List Keyword name
  • List Keyword description
Function Categories
  • FC name
  • FC description