Revised: 23 June 2009
All chemicals and products with hazardous properties, which are held in more than 100 mL containers require an MSDS (material safety data sheet). The MSDS for each product shall be stored in the MSDS and Calibration Certificate folder in the laboratory.
Should products not be supplied with an MSDS, most can be obtained using free MSDS services on the internet. The site should also be used to check for the most recent information regarding first aid and emergency action.
Other suppliers also have an MSDS service available: Merck chemicals, and Hach. The “Favorites” menu of Explorer has MSDS links and Manufacturer Links in the section on Chemical Safety.
Products that may be hazardous should be listed below:
Product |
Arsenic test reagents (Hach) |
Acetic acid |
Ammonia buffer |
Ammonium cell test reagents (Merck) |
BOD seed (Hach) |
Bis(dimethylamino)thiobenzophenome |
Buffer solutions for pH calibration |
Barium standard |
Combicheck 10 |
Combicheck 20 |
Combicheck 30 |
Combicheck 40 |
Combicheck 50 |
| Combicheck 80 |
Calcium indicator (glyoxalbis) |
Calcium standard |
Conductivity standards |
Crack set 10 reagents (Merck) |
Dipel |
Ethanol |
Extran MA03 |
Formazin turbidity standard |
Glycerin |
Hydrochloric acid (HCl) 1N |
Hydroxylammonium chloride |
Hydrogen sulphide test reagents (Merck) |
Hydrogen peroxide 30% |
Iron test reagents (Merck) |
Iodine crystals |
Iodine test reagents (Merck) |
Lugol’s media |
Lead test reagents (Merck) |
Methylated spirits |
Magnesium standard |
Magnesium test reagents (Merck) |
Nitrogen (total) test reagents (Merck) |
Nitric acid (HNO3) 50-70% |
Nitrification inhibitor |
Nitrate/nitrite test reagents (Lovibond) |
Photocheck colour solutions (Merck) |
Phosphate test strip reagents (Merck) |
Potassium hydroxide (KOH) 1N |
Propanol |
Phosphate test reagents (Lovibond) |
Phosphorus test reagents (Merck) |
Sulfate test reagents (Merck) |
Sodium hypochlorite solution (Bleach) 5% |
Sodium acetate |
Solochrome black |
Sodium sulfite |
Sodium sulfate |
Sulfuric acid (H2SO4) 1N |
Sodium hydroxide pellets |
Sodium hydroxide solution 1N |
Silicon standard |
Total hardness test reagents (Lovibond) |
TOC (total organic carbon) test reagents (Merck) |
TOC standard |