Please contact:

• Vukica Srajer
  (630) 252-0455
  v-srajer@uchicago.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, and any of the high consequence livestock and plant pathogens and toxins listed in APHIS Agricultural 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.

Users are NOT allowed to bring or ship hazardous or infectious substances directly to CARS.

These substances are materials identified as hazardous by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) or International Air Transport Association (IATA), such as liquid nitrogen, propane, freon or ethane, and biological samples that are identified as hazardous by DOT or the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). These substances must 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 VEHICLES.

For shipping of biohazardous materials to BioCARS please contact:

• Vukica Srajer
  (630) 252-0455
  v-srajer@uchicago.edu

Otherwise, to have a hazardous material shipped to CARS, please inform your CARS contact person of the shipment and address the package to:

• CARS Staff Person’s Name
  CARS, Building 434-B
  c/o HazMat Receiving, Building 46
  9700 South Cass Avenue
  Lemont, 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.