Constructed in 1964 and made possible by a grant from the National Institutes of Health, the Food Toxicology and Nutrition Lab included space for two laboratories, a diet mixing room, a workshop, and space for 48 fish tanks. In 1966, an additional laboratory was constructed, which doubled the number of fish tanks available, as well as adding a new workshop, another diet preparation room, and two constant temperature rooms. In 2004, the Food Toxicology and Nutrition Laboratory was rededicated as the Sinnhuber Aquatic Research Laboratory to honor the late Russell O. Sinnhuber, a researcher and professor at OSU in the department of food science and technology.

SCARC: The Jerry D. Hendricks Papers include mention of the Food Toxicology and Nutrition Lab and the Sinnhuber Aquatic Research Lab and the research conducted within the lab. Additionally, the OSU Memorabilia Collection includes newspaper clippings about the research conducted within the lab. 

Oregon Digital: A search for "Sinnhuber Aquatic Research Laboratory" yields several results, including mentions of the lab in university periodicals and photos of lab's namesake. In addition, a search for "Food Toxicology and Nutrition Laboratory" yields several results, many of them photographs of the lab and researchers working in the lab.