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Labels for decanted chemicals

Labels are available for download in PDF format, which require Adobe Acrobat to view. If you don't have Adobe Acrobat, get it here.

Large, for 2.5 Lt winchesters (A4 sized label) (3 to an A4 sheet)
Medium, for 500ml to 1Lt bottles (8 labels to sheet)
(8 to a page label sheet)
- Acetic acid AR
- Acetone AR
- Acetone LR
- Acetonotrile AR
- Acetonitrile HPLC
- Benzene
- Chloroform
- Dichloromethane
- Diethyl ether
- DMF
- Dimethyl sulphoxide AR
- Ethanol
- Ethyl acetate
- n-Heptane AR
- Hexane AR
- Hydrochloric acid AR
- Methanol AR
- Methanol LR
- Nitric acid
- Petroleum spirit 40-60
- Sulphuric acid AR
- Toluene AR
- Plain labels. Fill in the details yourself. Useful for one-off samples and small batch quantities.

Small, for bottles smaller that 500ml or for vial trays (16 labels to sheet)

*Note: For the medium and small labels, you still need to place the appropriate hazard diamond on the bottle.

Label request* : Feel free to request a label that is not listed. Indicate the chemical name and size preference.

*This service is for School of Chemistry staff and students only.

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