CHEMICAL PROFILES|Chemical Profile
Chemical: HEXACHLOROBENZENE
CAS Number: 118-74-1
Chemical Profile for HEXACHLOROBENZENE (CAS Number: 118-74-1)

  • Human Health Hazards
    Health Hazard Reference(s)
    Recognized:Carcinogen P65
    Developmental Toxicant P65
    Suspected:Cardiovascular or Blood Toxicant LADO RTECS
    Endocrine Toxicant BKH BRUC IL-EPA JNIHS KEIT RTECS
    Gastrointestinal or Liver Toxicant EPA-HEN OEHHA-CREL RTECS ZIMM
    Immunotoxicant IPCS
    Kidney Toxicant RTECS
    Neurotoxicant EPA-SARA
    Reproductive Toxicant ATSDR EPA-SARA FRAZIER
    Skin or Sense Organ Toxicant EPA-HEN
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  • Hazard Rankings
    More hazardous than most chemicals in 13 out of 14 ranking systems.
    Ranked as one of the most hazardous compounds (worst 10%) to ecosystems and human health.
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  • Chemical Use Profile
    No data on industrial use in Scorecard.
    Used in pesticide products.
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  • Rank Chemicals by Reported Environmental Releases in the United States
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  • Regulatory Coverage
    On at least 7 federal regulatory lists.
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  • Basic Testing to Identify Chemical Hazards
    Information on whether basic tests to identify chemical hazards have been conducted on this chemical is not available in US EPA's 1998 hazard data availability study.
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  • Information Needed for Safety Assessment
    Possesses all the data required for safety assessment.
    See risk assessment data for this chemical from U.S. EPA or Scorecard.
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  • Links
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  • Notes
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