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CHEM 150: Communication in Physical Science

Material Safety Data Sheets

Material Safety Data Sheets or MSDS (now sometimes referred to as Safety Data Sheets/SDS) are specific to an individual substance.  Your searches for journal articles will help identify common substances.

In SciFinder, you can link to an MSDS/SDS for a chemical that is mentioned in SOME specific articles. Click on the registry number for the substance, the click on the "Commercial Sources link". Then you can choose a supplier, and find the MSDS/SDS.

 

An alternative way to find an MSDS/SDS: 

1.Use PubChem.  MSDS/SDS are included in each entry. 

2. Search  a chemical supplier for the CAS registry number (you can find this in SciFinder or PubChem), and then look for the MSDS or SDS link. Some common suppliers to consider:

Sigma-Aldrich 

Fisher Scientific