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User Information : Shipping

 
  Sample shipments to/from Argonne have separate requirements according to their status as hazardous or non-hazardous.

Non-Hazardous Materials

Non-hazardous samples -including dry shippers without liquid-, materials and tools may be shipped to Argonne, or transported by the user. Please contact your local Safety Office for assistance with proper shipping methods.

Shipping dewar addresses:
:. Monday - Friday (except Holidays)
Name of CARS Contact Person
CARS, Building 434
9700 South Cass Avenue
Argonne, IL 60439
:. Weekends and Holidays
Let your CARS contact staff person know your dewar will arrive on the weekend or holiday so that a gate pass can be arranged for the delivery person. The shipment has to be sent to the Argonne Guest House, addressed to the user.
Name of PI or User (who has a room reservation at AGH)
c/o Argonne Guest House, Building 460
9700 South Cass Avenue
Argonne, Illinois 60439

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Hazardous Materials

Users are NOT allowed to bring/ship hazardous or infectious substances -substances identified as hazardous by DOT or IATA such as liquid nitrogen, propane, feon or ethane and biological samples that are identified as hazardous by DOT or CDC- directly to CARS. These substances have to be shipped to the address given below.

Under no circumstances may users transport a nonexempt hazardous or bio-hazardous material to the APS in their own vehicle. To have a hazardous material shipped to CARS, please inform the CARS staff user contact of shipment and address the package to:
CARS Staff Person Name
CARS, Building 434
c/o HazMat Receiving, Building 46
9700 South Cass Avenue
Argonne, IL 60439
All substances MUST be packaged and labeled according to the DOT regulations or Argonne National Lab Receiving will refuse to accept the shipment. Please contact your local Safety Office for assistance with proper shipping methods.

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