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ABC of Safety in the Biological Sciences
HAZARDOUS DYES |
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| Acid fuchsin | Potential carcinogen |
| Aniline blue | Bladder carcinogen |
| Auramine O | Bladder carcinogen and mutagen |
| Aurantia | Very toxic and an irritant |
| Basic fuchsin | Potential carcinogen |
| Brilliant green | Irritant and toxic |
| Chloronaphthol | Toxic |
| Congo red | Highly toxic, mutagen and irritant |
| Crystal violet | Potential carcinogen, irritant and toxic |
| Eosin | Potential carcinogen |
| Erythrosin B | Highly toxic |
| Fast green | Animal carcinogen |
| Fast red TR | Potential carcinogen |
| Gentian violet | Irritant and toxic |
| Giemsa | Potential carcinogen |
| Gold chloride | Highly toxic |
| Haematoxylin | Potential carcinogen |
| Indigo carmine | Mutagen |
| Leishman | Potential carcinogen |
| Malachite green | Systemic poison |
| Methylene blue | Highly toxic |
| Methyl violet | Potential carcinogen, irritant and toxic |
| Nigrosine | Potential carcinogen |
| Orange G | Mutagen |
| Pararosaniline | Potential carcinogen |
| Phloxine | Highly toxic |
| Ponceau | Carcinogen |
| Rubeanic acid | Irritant and toxic |
| Sudan III | Mutagen and animal carcinogen |
| Sudan IV | Carcinogen |
| Thionin | Toxic |
| Toluidine blue | Highly toxic and mutagen |
| Trypan blue | Potential carcinogen |
| Uranyl nitrate | Radioactive and oxidising agent |
Table 6: - Hazardous dyes
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