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Non-Hazardous Materials

Non-hazardous samples (including dry shippers without liquid), materials, and tools may be shipped to Argonne, or transported by the user.

Under no circumstances may you transport nonexempt hazardous or biohazardous samples, materials or tools to the Argonne site in your own car. Contact your local Safety Office for assistance with proper shipping methods.

Monday - Friday (except Holidays)

Name of BioCARS Contact Person
BioCARS, Building 434-B
9700 South Cass Avenue
Argonne, IL 60439

Weekends and Holidays

Let BioCARS 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

Biohazardous Materials

Please contact Vukica Srajer (630-252-0455; v-srajer@uchicagp.edu).

IMPORTANT NOTE: It is forbidden to transport to Argonne or perform experiments at the APS with any of the Select Agents listed by the CDC (PDF), and any of the high consequence livestock and plant pathogens and toxins listed in APHIS Agriculture Select Agents. The penalties for violating this law are severe. The APS is not registered with the CDC to possess, receive, or transport Select Agents.

Other Hazardous Materials

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

Under no circumstances may users transport a nonexempt 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
BioCARS, Building 434-B
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.