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From: DCHAS Membership Chair <membership**At_Symbol_Here**DCHAS.ORG>
Subject: [DCHAS-L] NSTA Safety Blog: How Safe Are Biological Stains?
Date: Jul 23, 2019 10:57 UTC
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ACS Division of Chemical Health and Safety
In-Reply-To:
http://blog.nsta.org/2019/07/22/how-safe-are-biological-stains/
How Safe Are Biological Stains?
In middle and high school science labs, biological stains, such as basic fuchsin, crystal violet, and Congo red, are used to enhance properties of microscopic plant and animal cells/tissues. Unfortunately, Safety Data Sheets (SDS) note that some of these popular stains may contain suspected carcinogens, toxins, and mutagens...
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