Strong contamination with ethidium bromide

Kyle Legate via methods%40net.bio.net (by legatek from hotmail.com)
Tue Jun 5 16:26:58 EST 2007


> "Undergrad" <sylvain.bauer from laposte.net> wrote in message 
> news:mailman.1350.1181021228.5139.methods from net.bio.net...
>> Since 3 weeks I am using Ethidium bromide without taking much more care of
>> it.  Everyday I used it and I notice that few drops of the stock solution
>> were throw on my finger each time I opened the tube. I never washed
>> afterwards. I estimated that I have done it at least 10 times. I just read
>> how toxic is ethidium bromide and now I am very scared about had
>> contaminated myself. Some people says that ethidium bromide fear is 
>> paranoia
>> but if not what should I do? Book a place in a graveyard ?
> 
I'd reply but my fingers are covered with acrylamide dust at the moment.


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