PCB-153 (2,2',4,4',5,5'-hexachlorobiphenyl)
CAS: 35065-27-1 | 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
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 FormulaC12H4Cl6
Molecular Weight360.9
Sources
These citations are the ones recorded for the human adult context.
- IARC Monographs Vol 107: Polychlorinated Biphenyls and Polybrominated Biphenyls — PCBs Group 1 (carcinogenic to humans); sufficient evidence from occupational cohort studies; NHL, melanoma, liver cancer; AhR and non-AhR mechanisms; Aroclor mixtures and dioxin-like congeners evaluated (2016) IARC_MONOGRAPH · 2016
- EFSA Scientific Opinion on the Risks to Human Health Related to the Presence of Non-Dioxin-Like Polychlorinated Biphenyls (NDL-PCBs) in Feed and Food — Indicator PCBs: PCB-28, 52, 101, 138, 153, 180; TWI based on hepatotoxicity and thyroid effects; fish as primary dietary source (2005, updated 2010) REGULATORY · 2005
- where to look PubChem: Toxicity section (CID 37034) PUBCHEM
- Stockholm Convention: All POPs (the Convention's own list of listed chemicals, Annexes A, B and C) REGULATORY
- OEHHA Proposition 65 List of Carcinogens or Reproductive Toxicants (CSV, list date 31-Jul-26) REGULATORY
- TEDX List of Potential Endocrine Disruptors, full export (Excel from the publisher's own search, operator-saved 2026-10-08; list last updated September 2018) REFERENCE_DATABASE
- where to look Haz-Map, Information on Hazardous Chemicals and Occupational Diseases, as recorded by PubChem (Experimental Properties, CID 37034; where-to-look, not a source of this value) DATABASE · 2026
- Toxicological Profile for Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) (ATSDR, November 2000) ASSESSMENT
- EPA CompTox CTX API: predicted properties for DTXSID2032180 (PCB-153 (2,2',4,4',5,5'-hexachlorobiphenyl)) REFERENCE
Same data as the API response, which is open and needs no key. The full per-record source list is available to authenticated callers.
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