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I have no idea why anyone would use household bleach on spills of photographic liquids. Water (lots of it) and soap, and in special cases cleaning alcohol, should be all that's needed. There are many lists available online for pairs of incompatible compounds, I see no point in starting yet another incomplete list here.

One more thing: we all would like a professional fume hood at our disposal, and a ventilation system that matches a NASA supersonic wind channel. In practice, for many dark rooms the ventilation system is "open the entrance door to the rest of the basement". This means we have to be extra cautious about spills that create fumes, and maybe refrain from some photographic liquids that would be perfectly ok in a well ventilated area. This applies particularly to alkaline Ammonium Thiosulfate based fixers, and Sodium Sulfide based toners.
 
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I have no idea why anyone would use household bleach on spills of photographic liquids. Water (lots of it) and soap, and in special cases cleaning alcohol, should be all that's needed. There are many lists available online for pairs of incompatible compounds, I see no point in starting yet another incomplete list here.

I was just using bleach and ammonia as an example that many people would know. People use bleach to clean household surfaces so it isn't a stretch to think of someone using it to clean in a darkroom. I'll admit it might not have been the best example.
 
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