List of azo dyes affecting water bodies
| Dye Name . | Dye iconicity . | Toxicity . | References . |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acid red | Anionic | Carcinogen | Sudha et al. (2018) |
| Acid violet | Anionic | Chromosomal aberration, lipid peroxidation | Sudha et al. (2018) |
| Acid yellow | Anionic | Carcinogen | Swen et al. (2020) |
| Allura red | Anionic | Genotoxic in vivo in mice and rats, hypersensitivity | Kobylewski & Jacobson (2012) |
| Amaranath | Anionic | Allergy, tumor, congenital disabilities, respiratory Problems | Basu & Suresh Kumar (2014) |
| Aniline yellow | Nonionic | Carcinogen | Chung (2016) |
| Bismarck brown R | Nonionic | Carcinogen | Fatima et al. (2019) |
| Bismarck brown Y | Cationic | Carcinogen | Soriano et al. (2014) |
| Direct blue 6 | Anionic | Carcinogen | Lazear et al. (1979) |
| Direct blue 15 | Anionic | Carcinogen | Javaid & Qazi (2019) |
| Direct brown | Anionic | Carcinogen | Lazear et al. (1979) |
| Direct red 28 | Anionic | Carcinogen | Shetti et al. (2019) |
| Direct orange | Anionic | Retards growth in plants | Ventura-camargo & Marin-morales (2013) |
| Disperse Orange 3 | Nonionic | Allergic | Ventura-camargo & Marin-morales (2013) |
| Disperse blue | Cationic | Mutagenic, cytotoxic | Chequer et al. (2011) |
| Disperse red | Nonionic | Mutagenic | Kisku et al. (2015) |
| Disperse Yellow 3 | Nonionic | Carcinogen | Kisku et al. (2015) |
| Methyl orange | Anionic | Mutagenic | Freeman et al. (1996) |
| Methyl yellow | Nonionic | Carcinogen | Chung (2016) |
| Reactive black 5 | Anionic | Carcinogen | Sudha et al. (2018) |
| Reactive brilliant red | Anionic | Inhibits functioning of human serum albumen | Bafana et al. (2011) |
| Sudan I | Nonionic | Carcinogen | Stiborová et al. (2002) |
| Sudan II | Nonionic | Mutagen | Pan et al. (2012) |
| Sudan III | Nonionic | Carcinogen | Pietruk et al. (2019) |
| Sudan IV | Nonionic | Carcinogen | Pietruk et al. (2019) |
| Dye Name . | Dye iconicity . | Toxicity . | References . |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acid red | Anionic | Carcinogen | Sudha et al. (2018) |
| Acid violet | Anionic | Chromosomal aberration, lipid peroxidation | Sudha et al. (2018) |
| Acid yellow | Anionic | Carcinogen | Swen et al. (2020) |
| Allura red | Anionic | Genotoxic in vivo in mice and rats, hypersensitivity | Kobylewski & Jacobson (2012) |
| Amaranath | Anionic | Allergy, tumor, congenital disabilities, respiratory Problems | Basu & Suresh Kumar (2014) |
| Aniline yellow | Nonionic | Carcinogen | Chung (2016) |
| Bismarck brown R | Nonionic | Carcinogen | Fatima et al. (2019) |
| Bismarck brown Y | Cationic | Carcinogen | Soriano et al. (2014) |
| Direct blue 6 | Anionic | Carcinogen | Lazear et al. (1979) |
| Direct blue 15 | Anionic | Carcinogen | Javaid & Qazi (2019) |
| Direct brown | Anionic | Carcinogen | Lazear et al. (1979) |
| Direct red 28 | Anionic | Carcinogen | Shetti et al. (2019) |
| Direct orange | Anionic | Retards growth in plants | Ventura-camargo & Marin-morales (2013) |
| Disperse Orange 3 | Nonionic | Allergic | Ventura-camargo & Marin-morales (2013) |
| Disperse blue | Cationic | Mutagenic, cytotoxic | Chequer et al. (2011) |
| Disperse red | Nonionic | Mutagenic | Kisku et al. (2015) |
| Disperse Yellow 3 | Nonionic | Carcinogen | Kisku et al. (2015) |
| Methyl orange | Anionic | Mutagenic | Freeman et al. (1996) |
| Methyl yellow | Nonionic | Carcinogen | Chung (2016) |
| Reactive black 5 | Anionic | Carcinogen | Sudha et al. (2018) |
| Reactive brilliant red | Anionic | Inhibits functioning of human serum albumen | Bafana et al. (2011) |
| Sudan I | Nonionic | Carcinogen | Stiborová et al. (2002) |
| Sudan II | Nonionic | Mutagen | Pan et al. (2012) |
| Sudan III | Nonionic | Carcinogen | Pietruk et al. (2019) |
| Sudan IV | Nonionic | Carcinogen | Pietruk et al. (2019) |