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Release of mutagens from finished leather.

Extracts of a leather widely used in the furniture and dress-making industries were tested for their mutagenic activity in the Salmonella/microsome assay. Extracts obtained after vigorous treatment of leather samples in a Soxhlet apparatus with toluene or ethanol were mutagenic in strain TA98 of S. typhimurium in the absence of S9 mix. The analysis of extracts of leather at various intermediate stages of processing showed that the mutagenic activity appeared after the coloration process. The responsible compound was identified to be an azo dye (Color Index: Acid Brown 83) whose mutagenic potency was about 4 revertants/micrograms.

Azo Compounds↗

Removal of direct dyes by coagulation: the performance of preformed polymeric aluminum species.

Removal of three direct dyes (Direct Black 19, Direct Red 28, and Direct Blue 86) by coagulation with three different Al based coagulants was investigated. The main purpose of this paper is to examine the coagulation features of polymeric aluminum coagulants in treatment of dye-polluted waters and the emphasis was placed on the roles of preformed Al species, particularly Al(13). The performance of Al(13) in coagulation of dyes was observed through jar tests by comparing traditional Al salt, polyaluminum chloride (PACl), and purified Al(13). The results showed that under most cases Al(13) had significantly higher efficiency in removal of direct dyes than traditional Al salt and commercial PACl with the exception of Direct Red 28 removal under high pH range. The coagulation of direct dyes could be greatly affected by pH. Reducing pH was favorable for preformed Al species in a broad pH range. For traditional Al coagulant, efficient dye removal only occurred in a relatively narrow pH range of near 6.0. The outstanding coagulation behavior of Al(13) could be ascribed to its high charge neutralization ability, relative stability and potential self-assembly tendency.

Aluminum Compounds↗

Mechanism of antibacterial action: electron transfer and oxy radicals.

Most of the main categories of bactericidal agents, namely, aliphatic and heterocyclic nitro compounds, metal derivatives and chelators, quinones, azo dyes, and iminium-type ions, are proposed to exert their action by a unified mechanism. The toxic effect is believed to result generally from the catalytic production of reactive oxygen radicals that usually arise via electron transfer. Cyclic voltammetry was performed on a number of these agents. Reductions were for the most part reversible, with potentials in the favorable range of -0.20 to -0.58 V.

Alkylating Agents↗

Generation of aniline from a subsidiary colour of food yellow no. 5 (sunset yellow FCF).

The formation of aniline from sodium salt of 6-hydroxy-5-(phenylazo)-2-naphthalenesulphonic acid (SS-AN, C.I. 15970, Orange RN), a subsidiary colour in the Japanese colour additive Food Yellow No. 5 (Y-5, C.I. 15985, Sunset Yellow FCF), was investigated in the artificial gastric fluid (AGF) and in the artificial intestinal fluid (AIF) as prescribed in the degradation test in the Japanese Pharmacopoeia (1996). Aniline concentrations of 0.3-6.8 micrograms/ml were found in 0.1% SS-AN solutions with 0.1-5.0% ascorbic acid or erythorbic acid after 24 h at 37 degrees C. This simulates a mixture of dye and ascorbic acid that might be ingested. The amount of aniline generated depended upon the temperature in these systems. In systems to which sucrose had been added, an increase in the amount of aniline generated was observed. However, no aniline generation was observed in the 0.1% SS-AN solutions in the AGF or AIF at 37 degrees C for 24 h. Furthermore, the generation of aniline was not seen in AGF and AIF at higher temperatures in the range of 37-80 degrees C. It was not generated by the degradation of SS-AN in the presence of digestive enzymes.

Aniline Compounds↗

Site-specific consultation for a chemical mixture.

The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) uses the weight of evidence methodology to evaluate interactions of chemical mixtures. In the process, toxicity, toxicokinetics, and toxicodynamics of chemical components of the mixture are carefully examined. Based on the evaluation, predictions are made that can be used in real-life situations at hazardous waste sites. In this paper, health outcomes were evaluated for a mixture of eight compounds that were found at a specific site. These eight chemicals were identified and possibly associated with human exposure. The health assessors could consider similar thought processes when evaluating chemical mixtures at hazardous waste sites.

Aniline Compounds↗