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Septic Dye Sources & SDS
Where to buy dye for a septic test
Septic dye SDS, MSDS, TDS sheets
Septic dye safety
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Here we give sources & manufacturers of septic test dye products along with links to the safety data sheets or MSDS or technical data sheets for dyes used in septic testing.
Page top photo: examples of septic test dye in three colors in tablet form - discussed below.
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Septic Dye Sources, Safety, MSDS
Used as directed, the septic dye itself is considered a safe product, though above on this page we include a number of other practical and safety warnings for people conducting a septic test or using tracer dyes.
Here are example SDS (Safety Data Sheets) and TDS (Technical Data Sheets) for septic tracer dye products.
Illustration: Presto Dyechem Company's red fluorescent septic dye in liquid form, cited below.
The detailed steps in proper use of septic dye for testing a septic system are
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Classification of the substance or mixture:
The product is not classified according to the Globally Harmonized System (GHS)
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Environmental precautions: Material is approved for controlled release for certain water tracing applications.
Refer to any and all state or municipal regulations to determine trace study requirements.
- Methods and material for containment and cleaning up: Clean the affected area carefully; suitable cleaners are: warm water
- Reference to other sections
No dangerous substances are released.
See Section 7 for information on safe handling.
See Section 8 for information on personal protection equipment.
See Section 13 for disposal information.
Exposure controls
- Personal protective equipment:
General protective and hygienic measures: Product is a concentrated colorant and can stain skin and/or various articles. The hazards of this product should be low under normal industrial and commercial use.
Presto Dyechem, TRACE A LEAK RED LIQUID SEPTIC DYE TEST MSDS [PDF] Water Dye Teting for Septic, Presto Dyechem Co., 60 North Front St., Philadelphia, PA 19106 USA Tel: 215-627-1864
Excerpt: Health Hazards - Acute and Chronic...... NONE DOCUMENTED
Pylam Pyla-Tel Fluorescent green septic dye test dye powder, Pylam Products Company, Inc. 2175 East Cedar Street Tempe, Arizona 85281-7431. Phone: 480-929-0070 800-645-6096. Fax: 480-929-0078. Emails: sales@pylamdyes.com www.pylamdyes.com/contact.html Website: http://www.pylamdyes.com/index.html
Pylam Pyla-Tel Fluorescent red septic dye test dye powder
Septic dye test powder may be packaged and re-sold by local plumbing or chemical suppliers in in your area. For example, we bought repackaged septic dye powder from Duso Chemical in Poughkeepsie NY
Trace A Leak dye tablets - watch out to be sure you use enough for a valid septic test -
Photo above: green septic dye being flushed into a toilet by the author.
Related Research:
Related dyes are used in some medical applications, as you can see in this reference:
Parish, Christopher R., Megan H. Glidden, Ben JC Quah, and Hilary S. Warren. "Use of the intracellular fluorescent dye CFSE to monitor lymphocyte migration and proliferation." Current protocols in immunology 84, no. 1 (2009): 4-9.
Excerpt: The stable incorporation of the intracellular fluorescent dye 5‐(and‐6)‐carboxyfluorescein diacetate succinimidyl ester (CFSE) into cells provides a powerful tool to monitor cell migration, and to quantify cell division, because of the sequential decrease in fluorescent labeling in daughter cells.
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Pennsylvania State Wastewater Treatment Fact Sheet SW-161, Septic System Failure: Diagnosis and Treatment
Pennsylvania State Wastewater Treatment Fact Sheet SW-162, The Soil Media and the Percolation Test
Pennsylvania State Wastewater Treatment Fact Sheet SW-l64, Mound Systems for Wastewater Treatment
Pennsylvania State Wastewater Treatment Fact Sheet SW-165, Septic Tank-Soil Absorption Systems
Document Sources used for this web page include but are not limited to: Agricultural Fact Sheet #SW-161 "Septic Tank Pumping," by Paul D. Robillard and
Kelli S. Martin. Penn State College of Agriculture - Cooperative Extension, edited and annotated by Dan Friedman (Thanks: to Bob Mackey for proofreading the original source material.)
Septic System Owner's Manual, Lloyd Kahn, Blair Allen, Julie Jones, Shelter Publications, 2000 $14.95 U.S. - easy to understand, well illustrated, one of the best practical references around on septic design basics including some advanced systems; a little short on safety and maintenance.
US EPA ONSITE WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEMS MANUAL Top Reference: US EPA's Design Manual for Onsite Wastewater Treatment and Disposal, 1980, available from the US EPA, the US GPO Superintendent of Documents (Pueblo CO), and from the National Small Flows Clearinghouse. Original source http://www.epa.gov/ORD/NRMRL/Pubs/625R00008/625R00008.htm
Water Wells and Septic Systems Handbook, R. Dodge Woodson. This book is in the upper price range, but is worth the cost for serious septic installers and designers.
In addition to citations & references found in this article, see the research citations given at the end of the related articles found at our suggested
Carson, Dunlop & Associates Ltd., 120 Carlton Street Suite 407, Toronto ON M5A 4K2. Tel: (416) 964-9415 1-800-268-7070 Email: info@carsondunlop.com. Alan Carson is a past president of ASHI, the American Society of Home Inspectors.
Carson Dunlop Associates provides extensive home inspection education and report writing material. In gratitude we provide links to tsome Carson Dunlop Associates products and services.