ABC of Safety in the Biological Sciences
HAZARDOUS DYES |
|
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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