ABC of Safety in the Biological Sciences

 

 


A QUICK REFERENCE TO DYES IN COMMON USE
C = Carcinogen
O = Oxidising agent
T = Toxic
F = Flammable
P = Probable carcinogen
U = Unknown
I = Irritant
S = Safe

Disposal information refers to the section on disposal and is reproduced courtesy of Ajax Chemicals Aust.
DYE NAME
COLOUR INDEX
STATUS
COMMENT
DISPOSAL
Acid fuchsin
42685
I+T
Dermatitis
18
Acid red
18050
U 5
Acridine orange
46005
I+T
Combustible 5
Acriflavine
46000
I+T
Hypersensitivity 5
Alcian blue
74240
I Combustible 5
Alcian green I 5
Alcian yellow
12840
U 5
Alizarin red S
58005
U Insufficient data
18
Aniline blue
42755
P+T
Very toxic
18
Aniline blue black
27255
T Very toxic 8
Auramine O
41000
C+I+T
Mutagen,very toxic 8
Aurantia
10360
T V.toxic,explosive 5
Azocarmine B
50090
U 5
Azocarmine GX
50085
U 5
Azogeranine
18150
U 5
Azur A
52005
U 5
Azur B
52010
U 5
Azur II U 5
Basic fuchsin
42510
F+I+P+T
Dermatitis
18
Biebrich scarlet
26905
P+T
Very toxic 8
Bismark brown
21000
U
26
Brilliant cresyl blue
51010
U Insufficient data 5
Brilliant green
42040
I+T
Very toxic 8
Carmine
75470
I Sometimes harbors
18
Celestin blue
51050
U 5
Chlorantine fast red
29065
U 8
Chromium haematoxylin T Very toxic
11
Chromotrope 2R
16570
U 5
Congo red
22120
I+T
Mutagen,very toxic 8
Coomassie fast yellow U 8
Cresyl fast violet U Insufficient data 5
Crystal violet
42555
I+P+T
Mutagen,very toxic
18
Dahlia
42530
T
18
Direct yellow
22250
U 8
Durazol brilliant yellow
27925
U 8
Eosin B
45400
I Explosive when hot 6
Eosin Y
45380
I+P
Animal carcinogen 6
Eriochrome black
14645
I 5
Erythrosin B
45430
I+T
Very toxic 6
Ethyl violet
42600
U
18
Fast blue B
37235
C+T
Very toxic 8
Fast blue salt R
37155
C Carcinogen 8
Fast garnet GBC
37210
C+T
Very toxic 8
Fast green
42053
C Animal carcinogen 8
Fast red B
37125
I+T
Very toxic 8
Fast red TR
37085
I+P+T
Very toxic 8
Fettrot
26050
U 8
Fuchsin, acid
42685
I+P
Dermatitis
18
Fuchsin, basic
42510
F+I+P+T
Dermatitis
18
Fuchsin, new
42520
I Combustible
18
Gallein
45445
U 6
Gallocyanin
51030
U 5
Gentian violet
42555
I+P+T
Mutagen 8
Giemsa
15510
P Combustible 5
Haematin U
18
Haematoxylin
75290
F
18
Indigo carmine
73015
T Mutagen,very toxic
4C
Kiton fast red
14895
U 8
Kiton rhodamine B
45100
U 6
Leishman P 5
Light green SF
42095
C+I+T
Combustible 8
Lissamine fast yellow
18965
U 5
Lissamine flavine
56205
U Insufficient data
26
Lissamine violet
16580
U 5
Luxol fast blue
34200
U Insufficient data 8
Malachite green
42000
I+T
Very toxic 5
Martius yellow
10315
I+T
5
May grunwald U 5
Metanil yellow
13065
U Insufficient data 8
Methasol fast blue
74360
U 5
Methyl blue
42780
I Combustible
29
Methyl green
42585
U
29
Methyl orange
13025
C+T
Mutagen 5
Methyl violet
42535
I+P+T
Very toxic
29
Methylene blue
52015
F+I+T
Mutagen,very toxic 5
Naphthal A sodium salt
37500
U
18
Naphthalene black
20470
U
26
Naphthalene green
20480
U 5
Naphthalene scarlet
50375
U 5
Neutral red
50040
I+T
Dermatitis and combustible 5
New fuchsin
42510
I Combustible
18
Nigrosine
50420
P 5
Nile blue
51180
U Insufficient data 5
Oil blue N
61555
U 8
Oil red O
26125
U 8
Oil yellow 2G
10920
U 8
Orange G
16230
I+T
Mutagen,very toxic 8
Orcein I 5
Orcinol
I+T
Combustible 5
Pararosaniline
42500
P
29
Patent blue V
42045
P
29
Phloxine
45410
T Foetotoxin
4B
Phosphine
46045
I+T
5
Ponceau de xylidine
16150
C 8
Ponceau S
27195
I Combustible 8
Pyronin GS
45005
I+P+T
4B
Pyronin Y
45005
I+P+T
4B
Resorcin fuchsin P 5
Rhodizonic acid U
18
Rose bengale
45440
U Insufficient data
4C
Rubeanic acid
I+T
Very toxic
13
Saffron
75100
U Insufficient data
18
Safranin O
50240
U Insufficient data 5
Scarlet R
26105
C 8
Sirius red
28160
U Insufficient data 8
Sirius supra blue U 8
Sirius supra scarlet U Insufficient data 8
Solochrome cyanin RS
43820
I Combustible 8
Solochrome prune S
51040
U 5
Sudan black
26150
I Insufficient data 8
Sudan III
26100
C+I+T
Mutagen,very toxic 8
Sudan IV
26105
C+I+T
Mutagen,very toxic 8
Tartrazine
19140
U Insufficient data 5
Tetrazolium salt I 5
Thiazine red
14780
I+T
Corrosive 5
Thioflavine T
49005
U
13
Thionine
52000
T
13
Toluidine blue
52040
I+T
Mutagen,very toxic 5
Trypan blue
23850
I+P+T
Teratogen 8
Victoria blue
44045
T 8

 

 

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