HAZARDOUS
If any hazardous materials--including
liquid nitrogen or liquid or solid propane--are involved, then you must
ship the samples in and out via a common carrier, usually FedEx. Instructions
are available for this type of shipment. Contact the User Support Coordinator, Sharon Granger at 630-252-0648 for details.
NON-HAZARDOUS
If the samples are considered non-hazardous by the Department of Transportation, you
may transport them by private vehicle. If you are shipping them in a standard dry shipper, a simpler set of rules apply.
Shipment of Non-Hazardous MaterialsFor "Dry shipments" and all other non-hazardous materials into the SER-CAT facilities, address as follows:
Please contact our User Support Coordinator with the estimated day of arrival and co-ordinate final handling instructions with her. She can let you know when your shipment arrives, top it off with liquid nitrogen and/or place it in the chill room for you, at your request. Co-ordinate the returns through Sharon Granger so she can void excess nitrogen from shippers and set up the package service you will require, e.g., overnight or two-day. |
We discourage weekend deliveries, but if you must, the following applies:
Be sure to mark "Saturday Delivery" on the Airbill |
| Our mailroom is closed on Holidays and weekends. Your shipment must be sent to the Guest House with your name on it. If you are shipping hazardous, such as propane, make sure it arrives on a normal workday. The Guest House cannot accept hazardous shipments. |
| Contact the Guest House (630-739-6000 or 800-632-8990) to let them know that you are sending a shipper to them. You will be responsible for picking it up at the Guest House and bringing it to the Beamline. |
| If you fail to do this and Fed Ex does not deliver your dewar, you will need to drive to Aurora, IL to the Fed Ex warehouse and pick up the shipment. They are open from 9-5 on Saturday. Click here for driving instructions to Fed Ex Warehouse. You will need Picture ID and the Tracking Number to pick-up your dewar. |
Heavy-atom soaks: Any sample that has been pre-soaked in a heavy-atom reagent, except dimethyl mercury, tetraethyl lead, and tetramethyl lead, is permitted and may be brought in under the rules described above. If you wish to do a soak on-site, and the specific heavy-atom reagent is considered non-hazardous under Department of Transportation guidelines , then you may bring it into the facility in a private vehicle. If the reagent is considered hazardous by DOT, then you must ship it via common carrier through Building 46 by the method described in the instructions. SER-CAT has developed a reasonable stock of non-radioactive heavy atom reagents on site by purchasing each of Hampton Research's standard heavy atom reagent kits. These are available in the biochemistry laboratory for users' use after training. See On-Line Tutorial.
Radioactive heavy atoms: Any sample that has been pre-soaked in a
uranyl or thorium reagent is permitted and may be brought in under the rules
described above. This is because the amount of radioactivity involved is lower
than that defined in table 02-3, Chapter 5-02 in the
Argonne Environmental
Safety and Health Manual as requiring
Propane: Samples pre-frozen with propane are allowed on site as long as they follow the APS defined rules of transport of small quantities. Contact Sharon Granger for further instructions. The facility does not currently support the liquid propane recovery of crystals.
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