Lindane (γ-HCH)
CAS: 58-89-9 | Type: organic_pollutant
High Risk (Adults)
Safety Summary
Hazard Profilehazardous
Risk (Adults)High
Risk (Children)High
Regulatory Status
SummaryIARC: Group 1 | California Prop 65 listed | Stockholm Convention listed | EPA CTX / EPA OPP: Suggestive Evidence of Carcinogenicity but Not Sufficient to Assess Human Carcinogenic Potential
NGO listOn the TEDX List of Potential Endocrine Disruptors (The Endocrine Disruption Exchange, a non-governmental list; last updated September 2018). This is a list membership, not a regulatory classification. Source: the TEDX List export (publisher's page)
Molecular FormulaC6H6Cl6
Molecular Weight290.8
Sources
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