Alpha-HCH (α-hexachlorocyclohexane)
CAS: 319-84-6 | Type: solvent
High Risk (Adults)
Safety Summary
Hazard Profilehazardous
Risk (Adults)High
Risk (Children)High
Regulatory Status
SummaryIARC: Group 2B | 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 FormulaC6H6Cl6
Molecular Weight290.8
Sources
No citations are recorded specifically for the human adult context, so the record-wide source list is shown. It backs the record, not this particular band.
- IARC Monographs Volume 41 / Supplement 7: Hexachlorocyclohexane isomers — α-HCH Group 2B, β-HCH Group 2B, γ-HCH (lindane) Group 2B (later upgraded to Group 1) IARC_MONOGRAPH · 1987
- US EPA: Alpha- and Beta-Hexachlorocyclohexane — Cancer Classification Likely Human Carcinogen; Global Distillation and Arctic Contamination; Waste Disposal History REGULATORY · 2008
- Stockholm Convention COP4: Alpha-HCH and Beta-HCH Added to Annex A (Elimination) — Global Production Legacy, Waste Disposal Sites, Breast Milk Monitoring REGULATORY · 2009
- alpha-Hexachlorocyclohexane (alpha-HCH) | CASRN 319-84-6 | DTXSID2020684 | IRIS | US EPA, ORD REGULATORY
- where to look PubChem: Toxicity section (CID 727) PUBCHEM
- Computational Toxicology and Exposure APIs: Data Domains (EPA CCTE) REGULATORY
- CompTox Chemicals Dashboard: Release Notes (EPA) REGULATORY
- Stockholm Convention: All POPs (the Convention's own list of listed chemicals, Annexes A, B and C) REGULATORY
- Toxicological Profile for Hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH) (ATSDR, March 2024) ASSESSMENT
- Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants: text with Annexes (2025 English) REGULATORY
- where to look EPA ECOTOX Knowledgebase ASCII release ecotox_ascii_09_15_2026 DATABASE
- 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
- PubChem computed properties for CID 727 (computed, not measured; as recorded by PubChem) DATABASE · 2026
- OEHHA Proposition 65 List of Carcinogens or Reproductive Toxicants (CSV, list date 31-Jul-26) REGULATORY
- EPA CompTox CTX API: predicted properties for DTXSID2020684 (Alpha-HCH (α-hexachlorocyclohexane)) 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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