Hazardous Materials

Hazardous materials are those mateials that are considered to be hazardous by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), Argonne National Laboratory, and the U. S. Department of Energy.  Consult your CAT Safety Coordinator or the AOD ES&H Coordinator if you are not sure whether the material in question is in this category.  Shipments of small quantities of some materials  may qualify for an exemption from DOT requirements.  Your home institution or CAT can help you determine whether your shipment qualifies.  The application of the DOT Small Quantity Exception to Hazardous Material Transport by APS Users on the ANL Site is explained in the APS Technical Update 23 (TUD-23).   For information about air shipments of cryopreserved biological samples in dry-shippers please refer to APS Technical Update 25 (TUD-25).

NOTE:  Any material that is radioactive, including naturally occurring radioactive compounds, may not be brought or shipped to the APS without prior approval of the APS.  Please contact your CAT representative or Bruce Glagola for details.

The links below can be used to help determine if the material you wish to ship to/from the APS is considered hazardous.

  1. Transporting Hazardous Materials
  2. US Department of Transportation
  3. DOT Hazardous Materials Training Course Workbook.  This link may be used as a reference and guide for shipping hazardous materials.  This link is to a workbook.  Reading this information DOES NOT mean that you are trained in Hazardous Materials Shipping.  If you have any questions about shipping materials to/from the ANL/APS please contact your institution's shipping department or your CAT.
  4. International Air Transport Association (IATA) and dangerous goods info online  - NOTE: This site requires Internet Explorer to be viewed properly, please send complaints to IATA.
  5. Institutional Review Board and use of Human Tissue 

Please contact Bruce Glagola if you have any questions or comments about this page.