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Re: more acriflavine info (beware, heavy science)





Andrew Broome wrote:
> 
> Tyrone said (twice)...
> 
> > .... an oxidizing agent---just like methylene chloride oddly enough)
> 
> and
> 
> > .... methylene chloride being a good oxidizing agent
> 
> You sure you don't mean 'methylene blue' aka (3,7-bis(dimethylamino)phenothiazin-5-ium chloride),
> a dye (and redox indicator and occasion aquarium drug which, IMHO,
> has as its main benefit the fact that it turns the tank water so blue thaty
>  ou can no longer see the sick fish - also an excellent way of turning
> your silicone permanently blue :) as opposed to 'methylene chloride' (CH2Cl2) a solvent aka dichloromethane?

Aka "Happy Fumes" if you have accidentally whiffed too much, as I have one or
twice. :-) [BTW, it's about the most carcinogenic of the
pschoactive/anaesthetic drugs I'm aware of. Stay away!]

Wright
 
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