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Safety Data Sheet

Safety data sheets (SDS) formally MSDSs are required by law to be provided by manufacturers or vendors of products containing hazardous materials. SDS information will include chemical composition, exposure limits, potential health effects, first aid procedures, personal protective equipment requirements, and spill/ leak procedures.

SDS may be obtained in the following manner:

1. Shipped with your chemical order
2. Search the links below
3. Request them from the manufacturer or vendor. Listed below are a few references:
1. Fisher Scientific: https://www.fishersci.com/us/en/catalog/search/sdshome.html
2. Malinkrodt/Baker (now Avantor):  Search by product number, product name or CAS number.
   
3.  Sigma-Aldrich:  Search by product number.
4.  VWR: Searchable website.

SDS Links:

• https://chemicalsafety.com/sds-search/
• Internet Resources for MSDS
• Scientific Instrument Services

Other informative links (these are not SDSs, but contain relative information):

• NIH Division of Occupational Health and Safety
• Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry - Toxic FAQs
• EPA Envirofacts
• EXTONET - Pesticide toxicological and ecological information
• International Programme on Chemical Safety (IPCS)/Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety - Search by chemical name
• New Jersey Hazardous Chemical Fact Sheets - Facts on chemicals in the workplace, home and the environment
• National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) -International Chemical Safety Cards