| 1 |
Beta-Naphthol |
2-naphthol |
High |
Moderate |
Moderate |
Skin irritant; ingestion causes abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, and sometimes convulsions; may damage liver and kidneys and cause hemolytic anemia; similar to but less toxic than phenol |
| 2 |
Bleach |
Household chlorine bleach, 5% sodium hypochlorite |
Moderate |
Moderate |
Moderate |
Skin irritant, particularly from repeated contact; releases highly toxic chlorine gas in acid, or when heated; forms poisonous gas when mixed with ammonia |
| 3 |
Boric Acid |
|
Moderate to high |
Moderate |
Slight |
Powder; absorption through burned skin, ingestion, or inhalation can cause nausea, abdominal pain, diarrhea, violent vomiting, and skin rash; chronic poisoning may cause loss of appetite, gastroenteritis, liver or kidney damage, and skin rash |
| 4 |
Borax |
Sodium tetraborate |
Moderate to high |
Moderate |
Slight |
Powder; absorption through burned skin, ingestion, or inhalation can cause nausea, abdominal pain, diarrhea, violent vomiting, and skin rash; chronic poisoning may cause loss of appetite, gastroenteritis, liver or kidney damage, and skin rash |
| 5 |
Chromated Copper Arsenate |
CCA |
Extreme |
Extreme |
High |
Known carcinogen; irritation/allergies, skin thickening, loss of pigmentation, ulceration, respiratory irritation, skin/lung/liver cancer, digestive disturbances, liver/nervous system/kidney/blood damage; acute ingestion may be fatal; DO NOT USE |
| 6 |
Ethyl Parabens |
Ethyl para-hydroxybenzoate |
No significant hazards |
No significant hazards |
No significant hazards |
Occasional allergic reactions |
| 7 |
Formalin |
30-37% formaldehyde, 0-15% methyl alcohol |
Moderate to high |
Extreme |
Moderate |
Probable carcinogen; strong irritant to skin, eyes, nose, respiratory system; causes allergic reactions by skin contact & inhalation, including asthma; pure formaldehyde is highly toxic by ingestion; DO NOT USE |
| 8 |
Magnesium Silicofluoride |
Magnesium fluosilicate |
High |
Moderate |
Moderate |
Acute poisoning usually results from ingestion; skin, eye, respiratory irritant, including possible skin ulceration similar to but less toxic than sodium fluoride |
| 9 |
Mercuric Chloride |
|
Extreme |
High |
Moderate |
Most toxic mercury compound; corrosive; may cause mercury poisoning, affecting nervous & gastrointestinal systems/kidneys; acute poison. causes metallic taste/salivation/swelling of gums/vomiting/bloody diarrhea; chronic poison. affects nervous system |
| 10 |
Methyl parabens |
Methyl para-hydroxybenzoate |
No significant hazards |
No significant hazards |
No significant hazards |
Occasional allergic reactions |
| 11 |
Oil of Cloves |
Eugenol |
Moderate |
Not significant |
Slight |
Mild irritant and local anesthetic; ingestion may cause gastroenteritis and vomiting |
| 12 |
Pentachlorophenol |
|
High |
High |
High |
Probable carcinogen; skin contact may cause chloroacne; ingestion affects respiratory/central nervous systems; chronic exposure can cause liver/kidney damage; more toxic than phenol; It and its salt (pentachlorophenate) are banned for sale; DO NOT USE |
| 13 |
Phenol |
Carbolic acid |
High |
High |
High |
Pure phenol can be absorbed through the skin or stomach and cause death; very corrosive to skin; damages the central nervous system, kidneys, liver; DO NOT USE |
| 14 |
Phenyl Mercuric Acetate |
|
High |
High |
Moderate |
Less corrosive, less toxic, and less quickly absorbed than mercuric chloride; symptoms are similar to mercuric chloride poisoning |
| 15 |
Phenyl Mercuric Chloride |
|
High |
High |
Moderate |
Less corrosive, less toxic, and less quickly absorbed than mercuric chloride; symptoms are similar to mercuric chloride poisoning |
| 16 |
Propyl Parabens |
Propyl para-hydroxybenzoate |
No significant hazards |
No significant hazards |
No significant hazards |
Occasional allergic reactions |
| 17 |
Sodium Benzoate |
|
Moderate |
Not significant |
Not significant |
Ingestion may cause nausea and vomiting |
| 18 |
Sodium Fluoride |
|
High |
High |
Moderate |
Skin & respiratory irritant & cell poison; ingestion of 1 gram can be fatal; symptoms of poisoning include salty/soapy taste, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal pain, muscular weakness, tremors, central nervous system depression, & shock; DO NOT USE |
| 19 |
Sodium Ortho-Phenyl Phenate |
|
Moderate |
High |
Moderate |
Probable carcinogen; skin irritant in more than 0.5% aqueous solution; dust may irritate eyes, nose, and throat |
| 20 |
Sodium 2,4,5-Trichlorophenate |
|
Moderate |
High |
Moderate |
Probable carcinogen; skin and eye irritant; chronic effects unknown; contains trace amounts of chemicals that may cause cancer and birth defects; DO NOT USE |
| 21 |
Thymol |
|
High |
Moderate |
Slight |
Mild skin irritant; ingestion causes gastric pain, nausea, vomiting, and occasionally convulsions and coma |
| 22 |
Zinc Chloride |
|
High |
High |
Moderate |
Irritating to skin, eyes, respiratory system, & gastrointestinal system, since it produces hydrochloric acid in contact with water; can cause skin ulcers; ingestion of a few grams has been fatal; symptoms include violent vomiting and purging |
| 23 |
Zinc Naphthenate |
|
Slight |
Slight |
Slight |
Low-toxicity wood preservative |
