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Laboratory Safety - Chemicals |
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Information to promote the legal and safe use of chemicals in laboratories is provide on this page.
The following fact sheet is available from this page:
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Always label your chemicals to prevent the creation of unknown waste containers
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Information
- Table of Incompatible Chemicals
- Peroxide-Forming Chemicals
- The Chemical Exchange Page. For laboratory faculty and staff at the
University of Maryland's College Park campus only. This page tries to match individuals with surplus chemicals to individuals that have a use for them. A great way to get FREE chemicals for your lab.
- The Chemical Reactivity Worksheet is a free program you can use to determine the reactivity of substances or mixtures of substances. The Worksheet incorporates a database of over 4,000 common hazardous chemicals. The Worksheet provides a way for you to "mix" chemicals to determine dangers that may arise. Versions are available for both Macintosh and Microsoft Windows computers.
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Chemical Information
- CCINFO HSELINE, NIOSHTIC, RTECS, CHEMINFO, MSDS databases information.
- Material Safety Data Sheets
- Large Database with information on chemical structure, molecular formula, physical properties, DOT and EPA codes, etc.
- National Toxicology Program (NIH-NCI, NIH-NIEHS,FDA-NCTR,CDC_NIOSH:
- The Biennial/11th Annual Report on Carcinogens
National Toxicology Program
- Chemical Health & Safety Data
- Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR)
- Includes information on Hazardous Substances and chemical protocols for Acutely Toxic Substances.
- Teratology toxicity testing
- National Institute of Health National Toxicology Program (NTP) provides study data and abstracts on teratology toxicity testing.
- Reproductive testing
- National Institute of Health National Toxicology Program (NTP) provides study data and abstracts on reproductive testing.
- EPA Envirofacts Master Chemical Integrator.
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Chemical Hygiene Information
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- A searchable Acute Toxin, Teratogen, Mutagen and Carcinogen Substances database is now available.
- Chemical substances that meet the University of Maryland definition of an Acute Toxin for the purpose of the Chemical Hygiene Plan.
- Chemical substances that meet the University of Maryland definition of a Teratogen for the purpose of the Chemical Hygiene Plan.
- Chemical substances that meet the University of Maryland definition of a Mutagen for the purpose of the Chemical Hygiene Plan.
- Chemical substances that meet OSHA's definition of a Carcinogen for the purpose of the Chemical Hygiene Plan.
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