NORMAN organises the development and maintenance of three web-based databases for collection & evaluation of data / information on emerging substances:

: a database of experts, organisations and projects dealing with emerging substances database of leading European experts / organisations/projects dealing with emerging substances
: a database of geo-referenced monitoring / occurrence data on emerging substances
: a database of mass spectra of unknown or provisionally identified substances.

These databases will be developed and integrated so as to :

bring together the existing knowledge on emerging substances and
set up a framework for systematic collection, elaboration and scientifically sound evaluation of future data.