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Hexachlorobenzene

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Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Part of the book series: Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology ((RECT,volume 106))

Abstract

Hexachlorobenzene is also called HCB, HEXA C.B., and perchlorobenzene. It is not manufactured as a commercial product in the United States, but an estimated 2 to 5 million lb (0.9 to 2.3 million kg) were produced each year during the synthesis of several chlorinated chemicals as of 1979 (Mumma and Lawless 1975). Hexachlorobenzene is also an ingredient in a fungicide of which 200,000 lb (90,000 kg) were imported each year as of 1979 (IARC 1979). Its structure and properties are shown in Table 1.

HCB is a synthetic organic compound with no natural sources. HCB has been used as a fungicide, but its use has been discontinued in the U.S. HCB can occur as a contaminant in a number of chemically similar compounds that are used as pesticides (USEPA 1984a).

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Ware, G.W. (1988). Hexachlorobenzene. In: Ware, G.W. (eds) Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, vol 106. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-3922-2_13

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