Mirex

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Mirex

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:organochlorine_insecticide
gptkbp:appearance	white crystalline solid
gptkbp:bannedIn	gptkb:Canada gptkb:European_Union gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:CASNumber	2385-85-5
gptkbp:category	gptkb:persistent_organic_pollutant gptkb:entomologist chlorinated hydrocarbon
gptkbp:chemicalFormula	C10Cl12
gptkbp:degradationProduct	kepone photomirex
gptkbp:discoveredIn	1946
gptkbp:environmentalImpact	gptkb:persistent_organic_pollutant toxic to aquatic life bioaccumulative
gptkbp:includedIn	gptkb:Stockholm_Convention_on_Persistent_Organic_Pollutants
gptkbp:IUPACName	1,1a,2,2,3,3,4,5,5,5a,6,6-dodecachlorooctahydro-1,3,4-metheno-1H-cyclobuta[cd]pentalene
gptkbp:meltingPoint	485 °C (decomposes)
gptkbp:molecularWeight	545.54 g/mol
gptkbp:otherName	Dechlorane GC-1283 Perchloropentacyclodecane
gptkbp:producedBy	Allied Chemical Corporation
gptkbp:regulates	US EPA banned in 1978 listed as a hazardous air pollutant
gptkbp:routeOfExposure	inhalation ingestion dermal contact
gptkbp:solubility	very low
gptkbp:storage	stable under normal conditions
gptkbp:toxicity	gptkb:endocrine_disruptor possible human carcinogen liver toxicant
gptkbp:uses	gptkb:entomologist flame retardant fire ant control
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Stockholm_Convention_on_Persistent_Organic_Pollutants
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Mirex