Well protected. Well prepared. Our responsibility for people

and nature.

Environmental Stewardship

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Environmental Stewardship

What do we mean when we talk about stew-ardship? We mean both environmental protec-tion and human safety. At EMD, we take this concept not as an isolated aspect, but as an integral part of our business. That’s why all the products, packaging and services in this brochure link safety, environmental protection and health along the entire process chain.

Resources Careful use and conservation of resources is a cornerstone of sustainability. We have been committed to steadily lowering our energy consumption and the resulting emissions for over a decade. One of our current goals is to reduce CO2 emissions by 20 percent between 2006 and 2020.

Recycling On the production level, we have developed a collection system for chemical waste in recent years. Up to sixty percent of the waste we collect is used for reclaiming energy. Our sites recycle all materials possible: paper, glass, met-al and plastic used during manufacture.

Responsibility A main focus of our responsibility rests on our products; we therefore test the quality of every product before it is launched. Numerous facili-ties currently operate to ISO14001 standards and our main U.S. manufacturing site has been awarded RC-14001 status.

We try to consider the entire product lifecycle, from manufacturing through storage to dis-posal. Our goal is to aid you in this process. We provide technical support and numerous documents on safe handling and use. In this brochure, you will discover some of the ways we bring stewardship to the laboratory. Our commitment is to deliver high quality products and services that help you work in a safer, more environment-friendly way – today, tomorrow and the day after. For more information, see www.emdchemicals.com/gogreen

EMD protects you and the environment. Long before concepts like corporate responsibility and corporate citizenship became widely known, our company was living these values. Every decision we make keeps the future in mind, that is how we sustain stewardship.

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Products

Good products don’t just give you reliable results. They also do it in a way that will affect people and na-ture least. They deliver accurate results, yet contain fewer toxic chemicals. Or they measure the content precisely, yet can be dis-posed of safely. To make sure EMD products do both, we offer compre-hensive handling and safety guide-lines. That way, laboratories can play an active role in protecting their local environment.

This is also the approach behind Green Chemistry – the twelve prin-ciples set out in 1991 by the US Envi-ronmental Protection Agency (EPA). The core idea is to continually re-duce the ecological footprint of chemical products, and to gradually reduce their risks until one day, they can be eliminated completely.

At EMD, we support these aims with both scientific research and new product solutions. One practical example is EMD bio ethanol, which is made from sugar cane. This “green”

solvent is based on renewable raw material, has low toxicity, and is also environmentally friendly and CO2 neutral.

The following pages present a selec-tion of top quality EMD products that are “good" in more ways than one: for safety, for you, and for the environment.

For more information, see www.emdchemicals.com/gogreen

Can EMD make my lab work safer?

Of course! With safer, hassle-free products that carry precise disposal instructions. Helping you and the environment.

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Products and goods must often be protected against moisture and mold formation, both during transporta-tion as well as during storage. For this purpose and for many other applications in the chemical laboratory, EMD provides a broad selection of various drying agents.

Benefits for you:• EMD Drying Agents are offered in multiple pack sizes and are easy to handle, helping to save your time and money• Our patented orange and brown gel indicator, containing no toxic ingredients, helps protect the personal

health of the laboratory staff

More information: • Brochure “Drying Agents”• www.emdchemicals.com/dryingagents

Dry and safe

A clean matter

EMD Drying Agents help to protect your valuable goods

Extran® cleaning agents: efficient, safe, environmentally friendly

Scientific work requires purity in both laboratories and production facilities. Thorough, residue-free cleaning is essential to maintain purity and have reliable processes. Extran cleaning agents do the job properly – leaving you free to do yours. These cleaning agents have been delivering residue-free cleaning for more than 25 years.

Benefits for you:• Extran® cleaning agents are free from scents,

dyes, and does not contain chlorine or other toxic ingredients – thus helping to prevent smell nuisance and protect personal health – our next generation Extran products are Nitrilotriacetic acid (NTA) and Formaldehyde free

• Extran® cleaning agents fulfill all requirements with respect to biodegradability of active ingredients and phosphate content; meeting the requirements of environmental protection

• Extran® cleaning agents are extremely economical to use due to its high concentration of active cleansing agents

More information: • Brochure “Extran – cleaning applications”• www.emdchemicals.com/extran

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Accidents happen! SpillSolv® absorbents help you to absorb spilled aggressive or problematic liquids in the laboratory. To do this quickly and safely, EMD offers you specific absorbents for different problems:

• Chemical specific: Acid, Caustic, Solvent, Mercury and Formaldehyde

• Multipurpose: All in one spill treatment kit

Unique to SpillSolv® absorbents, these products have the highest adsorption capcity in the market. Less to use, less to cleanup... but most importantly plenty of material to insure proper disposal to avoid environmental impact and protect you.

More information: • Brochure “SpillSolv® absorbents for spilled liquids”• www.emdchemicals.com/spillsolv

Soaking it upSpillSolv® absorbents soak up spilled liquids safely

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Neo-Clear® solvent is a safe, dependable solu-tion for all histological and cytological labora-tory requirements that can be used through all the different work steps.

Neo-Clear® solvent can be used in exactly the same way as aromatic solvents, producing identical results. The advantage of Neo-Clear® solvent is that since it’s non-carcinogenic, health risks can be reduced.

Benefits for you:• Low-odor• Exremely low level of aromatics• Less prone to evaporation• Xylene free

More information: • Brochure “Neo-Clear®”• www.emdchemicals.com/neo-clear

No aromatics, no Xylene

It’s really that simple

Neo-Clear®: A Xylene free solvent

Universal, fast and environment-friendly: EM Quant® test strips

Test strips may look simple, yet the chemistry of how they work is high-tech. From raw ma-terial to disinfection; EM Quant® test strips are ideal for many screening applications. Our innovations and constant improvements have resulted in an extremely versatile product that works like a mobile laboratory.

Benefits for you:• Broad range with over 50 tests from 0.5 mg/l

up to several g/l• Quick results• Easy Disposal: the strips contain only tiny

amounts of reagents and are mounted on a PET film

• Extremely cost effective

EMD test strips are easier for you – and better for the environment.More information: • Water and food analysis catalog• www.emdchemicals.com/emquant

When you work with culture media in powder form, powder particles frequently spread through the surrounding air. This can cause big problems, since the media often con-tains hazardous substances which are unhealthy to inhale and may cause allergic reactions when they come in contact with the skin, eyes and ears. The solution? Gran-ulated media. This patented, exclusive product combines safety and optimal perform-ance while offering clear advantages:

• Significant reduction of powder dispersal• Minimized risk of inhaling hazardous or toxic chemicals• Minimized risk of allergic reactions• Quicker and more homogenous than powder

Better air – and a safer, cleaner work environment

More information: • Microbiology Manual• www.emdchemicals.com/microbiology

The air is clearFor better health and safety: granulated culture media

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Packaging

Obviously, good products need good packaging – but what makes pack-aging good?

• Virtually reliable protection• Lightweight, inert materials• Virtually no risk of contamination• Less and recycleable material that

needs to be disposed afterwards

The challenge involves finding safe packaging for every product – while at the same time doing justice to its specific proper-

ties. The only way to do that is by studying the materials you use in depth.

That’s why we test all packaging thoroughly before we approve it for use. We run temperature load tests on glass bottles, for instance. Con-duct pressure resistance tests for reinforced cardboard. Calculate the fracture force (OPC = One Point Cut) for vials. Measure the impact resist-ance of the cardboard packaging we use for hazardous materials. Obtain

NFPA certificates on our returnable container systems by fire testing containers on a regular basis. For all these tests we’ve set up our own test bed.

Our accomplishment has been the development of high quality, reliable packaging that protects people and the environment throughout the entire product lifecycle – during transport and storage, in the labora-tory, and eventual disposal.

Other than products, does EMD have additional environmental friendly innovations?

Yes! We test and develop new packaging innovations to find more economical and reusable ways to protect and transport our products. That way, you benefit from the perfect synergy of products matched with packaging.

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Polycoated – keeping liquids safely within

Sustainable protection

Glass bottles still have their place in the labora-tory as a highly inert material for daily use. The biggest problem is breakage – or rather, the safe-ty risks that glass shards and escaping chemicals pose for employees and the environment. An option that combines the best properties of glass and plastic is to use polycoated glass bottles from EMD.

Benefits for you:• Substantially reduces the possibility of glass

shards harming users or the environment• Airtight screw caps and additional bottle

threading on EMD bottles reduces backoff and keeps caps tight

• Polycoated bottles can be recycled and dis-posed of in the same way as standard bottles

Polycoated bottles perform two jobs at the same time – protecting your personal health and maintaining high purity of the chemical while being environmentally friendly.

More information: • www.emdchemicals.com/packaging

EMD Chemicals’ all corrugate honeycomb design allows for the replacement of cumbersome EPS (expanded polysty-rene) or foam inserts with specially engineered cardboard inserts. The new inserts provide superior protection to each solvent bottle within the carton. Unlike foam inserts, which are bulky and difficult to store, the honeycomb inserts can be flattened along with the outer carton for easy handling, storage and disposal. The entire carton, inside and out, is completely recyclable since it's card-board. You can now eliminate the hassle and the cost of the waste disposal of foam inserts.

Benefits for you:• 100% Recyclable Corrugated Cardboard• Rugged Construction• Patented Honeycomb Design• Environmentally Friendly• Folds Flat for Easy Storage• Reduces Packaging Waste and Handling Costs

More information: • www.emdchemicals.com/packaging

Just in case

Exterior packaging

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Exterior packaging

Some reagents (ex. hydrogen perox-ide) generate excess pressure through chemical reaction. EMD SafetyCaps enable release of formed gas without leakage of the reagent.

Benefits for you:• SafetyCaps allow gas to be released

and the internal pressure to be decreased – with increased user safety

• SafetyCaps allow no liquid to escape, thus protecting the environment from contamination

• SafetyCaps allow neither gas nor liquid from the outside to enter the bottle, thus protecting the contents from contamination

EMD SafetyCaps may look like a small improvement, but they certainly can make a big difference to your safety.

More information: • Brochure “SafetyCap: Leakproof

against liquids – allows excess pressure to be released”

• www.emdchemicals.com/safetycap

Nothing is so good that it cannot be improvedSafetyCap – leakproof against liquids

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Glass bottles protect the purity of solvents safely and efficiently – but who protects the bottles and bearer? That's where the EMD Safety Carrier comes into play.

Benefits for you:• Safe, straightforward transportation thanks

to optimal bottle protection through closed carrier made from solvent resistant materials – compared to usual carriers (e.g. bottle basket, open carriers)

• Meets safe transportation standards accord-ing to laboratories regulations

Safe, convenient and easy to transport... the advantage of EMD safety carriers.

More information: • www.emdchemicals.com/safetycarrier

Double protection EMD Safety Carriers protect glass bottles – and you

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As every Chromatography Lab is aware, developing and runningHPLC methods is very time-and-resource consuming. Test more sampleswith fewer disposables using Chromolith®, Zic®-HILIC™ , andPurospher® HPLC Columns: efficient, fast, flexible

Benefits for you:• Chromolith® columns are forgiving of 'dirty' samples. • Zic®-HILIC columns allow normal phase (organic solvent-rich) separations of polar compounds to be run with reversed phase (aqueous-rich) eluents.• Purospher® STAR columns streamline your method development so fewer experiments are needed, • Our TLC plates can get your purification methods developed faster by simulating preparative runs with only a fraction of the consumables.

Increase your sample throughput without increasing the impact on the environment..

More information:• www.emdchemicals.com/chromatography

Less waste, more resultsEMD Chromatography Products

Reusable PackagingSafe, sleek, environmental-friendly

EMD ReCycler™ containers guarantee solvent purity and meet the needs of the scientific community by eliminating the need to dispose of large volumes of glass, styrofoam inserts and corrugated cartons.

Benefits for you:• Containers are inert to the chemical contents, and the corresponding withdrawal system assures that all

solvents can be stored without any risk of contamination• Minimal residual solvents remain after emptying. That means less waste for the environment• Compared to standard packaging, there is no water wasted for rinsing bottles or polystyrene and waste

packaging headed to a landfill.• Because these containers are closed systems, fewer harmful emissions are released in to the atmosphere

Our reusable EMD ReCycler™ stainless steel containers decrease waste, increase efficiency, improve safety and limit environmental exposure.

More information: • www.emdchemicals.com/ReCycler

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Information

The best – and safest – approach to using chemicals? Being up to date on regulation changes as well as proper handling, specific to the chemicals you are using.

At EMD, we provide you with all the relevant data. This includes infor-mation on product properties and their storage, safety, health aspects, disposal, transport and legal re-quirements. The information is al-ways up-to-date and is available 24 hours / 7 days a week online, in many languages.

We share our expertise with custom-ers in workshops and training semi-nars. EMD specialists offer advice and support on many core issues – for example: laboratory safety, envi-ronment and health protection, re-ducing waste, Green Chemis try, and other important subjects.

We offer posters on topics like chem-ical storage and laboratory safety, which are a simple, practical aid for your laboratory. All you have to do is pin them up! Product, packaging, information – three aspects that

support your work and environmen-tal stewardship.

For more on our offering and how you can use it, see • www.emdchemicals.com/gogreen

Can EMD help me with safety and environmental protection?

Naturally! With comprehensive information on everything from transportation to handling to dis-posal, supported by seminars and training courses.

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For EMD, safety, environmental protection and health are integral aspects of our work – not just buzzwords.

This is why we provide specific documentation for every product we supply. Our service in-cludes data on how to store products correctly, how to handle chemicals safely, and how to avoid and dispose of waste. Our material safe-ty data sheets (MSDS) inform customers about physical properties (such as melting point, boiling point, f lashpoint), toxicological infor-mation, exposure controls and personal pro-

tection, handling and storage, stability and reactivity, accidental release measures, first aid measures and disposal. They cover all hazardous and most non-hazardous products – in English and in many other languages.

We provide our data sheets electronically for round-the-clock access.

More information: • www.emdchemicals.com/safety

Where, how, which? EMD provides comprehensive online Storage Guidelines to make your lab safer. Since many chemicals have special storage require-ments, there is a danger of storing incompatible substances. So to prevent accidents our website provides guidelines on safe storage, and on how to define storage groups in laboratory setups. This service will help you to spot dangers and develop alternative solutions. We have also prepared a poster explaining how to store different chemicals together.

With Workplace Safety Cards – another useful online feature from EMD – laboratory managers can create tailor-made safety measures for hazard-ous chemicals in minutes. The Safety Cards provide clear instructions in a single-page format that’s easy to print out and display. We offer weekly up-dates on hazardous substances, which means you have access to more than 10,000 products.

More information: • www.emdchemicals.com/safetycards

In the knowStorage Guidelines and Workplace Safety Cards available online

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EMD Chemicals is an affiliate of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt Germany. The information contained in this brochure is for general guidance on matters of interest only. All statements made are based on the best, current knowledge and represent a fair view of corporate initiatives at both the local and global level and is subject to change without notice. While we have made every attempt to ensure that the information contained in this document is accurate, EMD Chemicals and Merck KGaA are not responsible for any errors or omissions in information. All information is provided “as is”, with no guarantee of completeness, accuracy, timeliness or of the results obtained from the use of this information, and without warranty of any kind, express or implied, including, but not limited to warranties of performance or fitness for a particular purpose. In no event will EMD Chemicals or Merck KGaA or the partners, agents or employees thereof be liable to anyone for any decision made or action taken in reliance of the information.