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Ecotox Database Search resultsGamma-hexachlorocyclohexane| Alternative name | lindane: benzene-hexachloride | | Dutch name | Gamma-lindaan | | CAS registration number | 58-89-9 | | UN-number | 2761 | | Chemical formula | C6 H6 Cl6 | | Molecular weight | 290.82 | | Density (g/l) | 1900 | | Pressure (Pa) | 10 | | Solubility (g/l) | 0 | | Pow | 0 | | Phase | Solid |
GESAMP Hazard Profile| Gesamp A (Bioaccumulation) | Bioaccumulative to a significant extent and known to produce a hazard to aquatic life or human health | | Gesamp B (Damage to living resources) | Highly toxic | | Gesamp D (Skin contact and inhalation) | Hazardous (carcinogen) | | Gesamp E (Reduction of amenities) | Highly objectionable because of persistence, smell or poisonous or irritant characteristics. As a result, beaches are liable to be closed. | | Persistence | Y | | Carcinogenic | Y | | Behaviour | sinker |
Ecotoxicological data: 28 records (List)
Data compiled by the Laboratory for Biological Research on Water Pollution, University Ghent. For queries about the data, please contact Colin Janssen. |
