Links to finding information on MSDS sheets on the Internet.
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The most effective Google search for SDS is using the term "Safety Data Sheet" and the substance you are interested in:
"Safety Data Sheet" +substance
[use quotation marks as shown above]
For example, "Safety Data Sheet" +aspirin
Using the plural "sheets" will pull up more results, but many of those results will be covering theory and will not contain the actual data sheet.
Individual sheets also tend to not have the acronym SDS on the title page.
Google will also find occurrences of the substance in the body of an SDS, not just in the title - especially if it is a component of another compound - e.g., "Material Safety Data Sheet" +benzene will pull up an MSDS for 3,3'{1-[(Phenylamino)Carbonyl]-3,4-Tetrazolium}-Bis(4-Methoxy-6-Nitro)Benzene Sulfonic Acid.
There are a number of companies attempting to make money by selling copies of individual SDS, so a Google search may pull up a link to a listing of MDS that are available for purchase without showing the actual text. If you use Advanced Search in Google, you can limit your search by document type - try limiting your search to just PDF document types in order to get full-text instead of a purchase option.