Howdy,
You can always approach a manufacturer and request an MSDS (material safety data sheet). They are obligated to hand it to you. It will list all hazardous substances considered hazardous in the country you live. In Europe, that's a bit more useful than in the US because they are required by law to list environmental toxicity such as toxicity to aquatic organisms. In the US, it's just OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) classifications. However, once you have hazardous ingredients, then you can access databases such as HSDB (hazardous substances database) from the NIH (Nat'l Institute of Health) and simply search by CAS (Chemical Abstracts Service) number. Or you access ECB (Europen Chemicals Bureau) and browse the IUCLID (Int'l Uniform Chemical Information Database) file, if available, for toxicological info. Lastly, the EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) ran the HPV (High Production Volume) program a while back, which might give you info for higher tonnage materials (unlikely) - or check the agricultural section. Finally, you might be able to find info (yet unlikely ecotox info) at the FDA (Food and Drug Administration) website.
I hope this helps,
at least that's my standard approach before I dump anything into my tank,
HarleyK
You can always approach a manufacturer and request an MSDS (material safety data sheet). They are obligated to hand it to you. It will list all hazardous substances considered hazardous in the country you live. In Europe, that's a bit more useful than in the US because they are required by law to list environmental toxicity such as toxicity to aquatic organisms. In the US, it's just OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) classifications. However, once you have hazardous ingredients, then you can access databases such as HSDB (hazardous substances database) from the NIH (Nat'l Institute of Health) and simply search by CAS (Chemical Abstracts Service) number. Or you access ECB (Europen Chemicals Bureau) and browse the IUCLID (Int'l Uniform Chemical Information Database) file, if available, for toxicological info. Lastly, the EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) ran the HPV (High Production Volume) program a while back, which might give you info for higher tonnage materials (unlikely) - or check the agricultural section. Finally, you might be able to find info (yet unlikely ecotox info) at the FDA (Food and Drug Administration) website.
I hope this helps,
at least that's my standard approach before I dump anything into my tank,
HarleyK
