Forensic Identification Services Chemical Carcinogenicity Evaluation

Table of Contents

1.0 Introduction

2.0 Methods

3.0 Findings

3.1 Chemicals "Reported to Produce tumours in Experimental Animals, but for Which Human Evidence is Either lacking or Inconclusive"

3.1.1 Chloroform
3.1.2 Crystal/Gentian Violet
3.1.3 Rhodamine 6G
3.1.4 Coomassie Brilliant Blue
3.1.5 Leucomalachite Green
3.1.6 Methanol
3.1.7 Petroleum Ether
3.1.8 Hydrogen Peroxide
3.1.9 Trichloroacetic Acid
3.1.10 Phenol

3.2 Chemicals "Not Reported to Have Carcinogenic Potential, but May Have Theoretical Risk"

3.2.1 Dyes/Pigments (Amido Black, Oil Red O, and Basic Yellow)
3.2.2 trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene
3.2.3 1,8-Diazafluoren-9-one (DFO)
3.2.4 Sodium Perborate

3.3 Chemicals "Not Reported to Have Carcinogenic Potential and Without Theoretical Risk"

3.3.1 Solvent-Dewaxed Heavy Paraffinic Petroleum Distillates
3.3.2 Acetic Acid
3.3.3 Acetone
3.3.4 Dioctyl Sodium sulfosuccinate (DSS)
3.3.5 3-Amino-phthalhydrazide (3-APH)
3.3.6 Ammonium Thiocyanate
3.3.7 Citric Acid, Monohydrate
3.3.8 Cuprous Chloride
3.3.9 Ethyl 2-cyanoacrylate
3.3.10 Cyclohexane
3.3.11 Dodecylamine Acetate
3.3.12 Ethyl Acetate
3.3.13 Ethanol
3.3.14 Europium Chloride
3.3.15 Gold Wire
3.3.16 Isopropanol
3.3.17 Helptane
3.3.18 Sulphuric Acid
3.3.19 Hydrochloric Acid
3.3.20 Nitric Acid
3.3.21 Iodine
3.3.22 Lactic Acid
3.3.23 Lycopodium Powder
3.3.24 Maleic Acid
3.3.25 Malic Acid
3.3.26 Methyl Ethyl Ketone (MEK)
3.3.27 Molybdenum Disulphide
3.3.28 α-Naphthoflavone
3.3.29 Ninhydrin
3.3.30 Potassium Thiocyanate
3.3.31 Silver Nitrate
3.3.32 Sodium Carbonate
3.3.33 Sodium Hydroxide
3.3.34 Stearic Acid
3.3.35 Zinc
3.3.36 Zinc Chloride
3.3.37 Nonoxynol, Ferric Nitrate, Ferrous Ammonium Sulphate, (C12-18) Alkyl Alcohol Ethoxylate Propoxylate, 1,2-Indandione, Synperonic N, Sulphosalicylic Acid, Thenoyltrifluoroacetone, Fluorescein, Methyl Perfluoroisobutyl ether, Methyl Perfluorobutyl ether, 2,3 Dihydroperfluoropentane

4.0 Discussion and Conclusion

5.0 References

List of Tables

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September 29, 2009