Material Safety Data Sheets

There are several sources of MSDSs available via the World Wide Web. Some contain an alphabetical listing for MSDS retrieval, while others are searchable through entry of chemical information (name, CAS number, etc.). Some of the particularly useful sites are in bold print. A guide to Understanding MSDS Information is available to help decipher MSDSs.

Two excellent chemical information sources:

• CCOHS Collection - Choose "CHEMINFO" and search for a specific chemical
• WISER - from the National Libary of Medicine. In addition to the web version, there are downloadable versions for a computer and apps for the iPad, iPhone or Android. Go to the WISER homepage for the downloads.

For an MSDS, if the manufacturer is on this list, try here first...

More manufacturers: Try MSDS Search or MSDS Solutions - Search by manufacturer using the search tool or the A-Z list at the top of the screen.

For Biological Materials: MSDSs for Microorganisms

• 3M Products -- Searchable
• Acros Chemicals -- Same as Fisher Scientific.
• Aldrich Chemicals - Search for chemical. Choose chemical. Click on MSDS on side menu bar. Requires registration first time only, then login.
• Alfa Aesar -- Searchable
• Amersham Biosciences -- Searchable
• Avantor -- formerly JT Baker
• Butcher Company (cleaning supplies) --choose the product first
• Curtis Matheson Scientific -- Same as Fisher Scientific.
• Eastman Kodak -- Searchable, available in several languages
• E.I. duPont de Nemours and Company -- Searchable
• EMD Chemicals (was EM Science) -- In the search box, enter the name of the product and click MSDS
• Fisher Scientific Co. --Searchable
• Fluka - Same as Sigma Aldrich. Search for chemical. Choose chemical. Click on MSDS on side menu bar. Requires registration first time only, then
  login.
• JT Baker - Now Avantor Performance Materials
• Linde Gases - Searchable
• Mallinckrodt -- Same as Avantor, searchable
• Matheson Tri-Gas -- Index
• Pierce Biotechnology -- Same as Thermo Scientific, Searchable
• Praxair -- Index
• Roche Molecular Biochemicals -- Search catalog for product, then click "Associated Info" to get a link to the MSDS in PDF format
• Scientific Instrument Services-- Index
• Sigma-Aldrich - Search for chemical. Choose chemical. Click on MSDS on side menu bar. Requires registration first time only, then login.
• Supelco - Same as Sigma Aldrich. Search for chemical. Choose chemical. Click on MSDS on side menu bar. Requires registration first time only, then
  login.
• Xerox Toners And Ink-- Searchable
• VWR Scientific Products -- Searchable

Otherwise, try these, in the order shown...

• CCOHS Collection -- Searchable
• MSDS Provider -- Searchable
• SIRI MSDS archive -- Searchable

Additional chemical information, not in MSDS form, may also be useful. Here are
some good resources...

• ATSDR-- Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry - chemical toxicology FAQs
• EPA Toxic Substance Data Sheets - Health and environmental hazards
• National Academy of Science Laboratory Safety Summaries -- From the Howard Hughes Medical Institute
• National Toxicology Program - Searchable health and safety info for ~2000 chemicals
• New Jersey Hazardous Chemical Fact Sheets
• Pesticide Information Profiles -- From EXTOXNET