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Safety Data Sheets

Minnesota Environmental Laboratory

BNA 505 & 525 pre-preserved containers

  • 4 mL - 1:1 Hydrochloric Acid, field preservative vial
    • Supplier: Eurofins Eaton Analytical Inc./ESS/Millipore
      Hydrochloric Acid BNA Preservative SDS
  • 45 mg - Sodium Sulfite, pre-preserved 1 L amber bottle
    • Supplier: Avantor Performance Materials Inc./ESS
      Sodium Sulfite SDS
  • 6 mg - Sodium Thiosulfate Pentahydrate, pre-preserved 40 mL clear vial
    • Supplier: Avantor Performance Materials Inc./ESS
      Sodium Thiosulfate Pentahydrate SDS

Carbamate preservative, pre-preserved 40 mL amber vial

  • 3.2-12.8 mg - Sodium Thiosulfate & 368-380 mg - Potassium dihydrogen Citrate Mixture
    • Supplier: MDH Public Health Laboratory
      Sodium Thiosulfate SDS
      Potassium Dihydrogen Citrate SDS

Cyanide pre-preserved containers

  •  1.0 mL - 0.5 g/mL Sodium Arsenite - Cyanide preservative, pre-preserved 250 mL container
    • Supplier: Ricca Chemical Company
      Sodium Arsenite 0.05 g/mL SDS

Cyanide field preservative bottle

  • 20 mL - 2.5N Sodium Hydroxide, pre-preserved field preservative bottle
    • Supplier: Aqua Solutions, Inc.
      Sodium Hydroxide 2.5 Normal SDS

Glyphosate preservative, pre-preserved 40 mL amber vial

  • 4 mg - Sodium Thiosulfate
    • Supplier: Acros/Thermal Fisher 
      Sodium Thiosulfate SDS

Haloacetic Acids preservative, pre-preserved 250 mL WM amber bottle

  • 25 mg - Ammonium Chloride
    • Supplier: Avantor Performance Materials, Inc.  
      Ammonium Chloride SDS

Herbicide preservative, pre-preserved 250 mL NM amber bottle

  • 12.5 mg - Sodium Sulfite, Anhydrous, GR
    • Supplier: EMD Chemicals, Inc.
      Sodium Sulfite, Anhydrous SDS

Metals preservative, field preservative vial

  • 2.5 mL - 20% Nitric Acid
    • Supplier: EMD 
      Nitric Acid SDS

Mercury - (Low Level) preservative, field preservative vial

  • 2.5 mL - 1:1 Hydrochloric Acid
    • Supplier: EMD Millipore Corp.
      Hydrochloric Acid (OmniTrace) SDS

Microbiology - IDEXX, pre- preserved 150 mL container

  • 10-35 mg - Sodium Thiosulfate
    • Supplier: IDEXX Laboratories
      Sodium Thiosulfate - IDEXX

Nitrate-Nitrite preservatives, pre-preserved 125 mL containers

  • 2.5 mL - 1:1 Sulfuric Acid
  • 0.5 mL - 1:1 Sulfuric Acid
    • Supplier: Avantor Performance Materials, Inc.
      Sulfuric Acid 1:1 SDS

Nutrient preservative, field preservative vial

  • 5.0 mL 10 % VV Sulfuric Acid
    • Supplier: RICCA
      10%  VV Sulfuric Acid SDS

PFAS preservative, pre-preserved containers

  • 250 mg - Ammonium Acetate, 250 mL Container
    • Supplier: Thermo-Fisher Scientific
      PFAS Ammonium Acetate SDS
  • 100 mg - Ammonium Acetate, 125 ml Container
    • Supplier: Thermo-Fisher Scientific
      PFAS Ammonium Acetate SDS

Volatile Organic Compounds Preservatives

  • 0.5 mL - 1:1 Hydrochloric Acid for VOC No- Potable Water, pre-preserved 40 mL clear vial
    • Supplier: Millipore
      1:1 HCL
  • 25 mg - Ascorbic Acid/200 mg - Maleic Acid VOC vial Drinking Water, pre-preserved
    • Supplier: Avantor
      Ascorbic Acid SDS
      Maleic Acid SDS

EDB/DBCP preservative, pre-preserved container

  • 3 mg - Sodium Thiosulfate, pre-preserved 40 mL clear vial
    • Supplier: Avantor Performance Materials Inc.
      Sodium Thiosulfate SDS
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