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Appendix D: Solvent Green 3
Pages 71-73

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... TOXICITY SUMMARY Effects in Humans There have been no reports of humans exposed either accidentally or in controlled laboratory environments to solvent green 3.
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... typhimurium assay and the thymidine kinase locus mouse lymphoma assay. SUBCOMMITTEE EVALUATION OF DYE TOXICITY The major health concern with the use of solvent green 3 as a component of a colored smoke is that the compound is poorly soluble in the lung and will accumulate with repeated exposures to high concentrations of the material.
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... 1984. Inhalation toxicity of a smoke containing solvent yellow 33, disperse red 9 and solvent green 3 in laboratory animals.
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