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 Chemical name: (1α, 2α, 3α, 4β, 5α, 6β) - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 - hexachlorocyclohexane
 Synonyms:
  • 1 - alpha, 2 - alpha, 3 - alpha, 4 - beta, 5 - alpha, 6 - beta - Hexachlorocyclohexane
  • Cyclohexane, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 - hexachloro - , delta - isomer
  • Cyclohexane, delta - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 - hexachloro -
  • delta - (Aeeeee) - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 - hexachlorocyclohexane
  • delta - BHC
  • delta - Benzene hexachloride
  • delta - Benzenehexachloride
  • delta - HCH
  • delta - Hexachlorocyclohexane
  • delta - Lindane
Identification numbers: CAS319-86-8
EC EINECS206-272-9
Groups: 1,2,3,4,5,6-hexachlorcyclohexanes with the exception of those specified elsewhere in this Annex, organochlorine compounds, persistent organic pollutants (POPs), halogenated aliphatic hydrocarbons, saturated or unsaturated, cyclic or not
Uses: biocide, pesticide
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