gamma-HCH (lindane)

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf organochlorine insecticide
gptkbp:acute_effects neurotoxicity
gptkbp:aroma musty
gptkbp:bannedIn gptkb:European_Union
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:bioaccumulates_in fatty tissues
gptkbp:brand gptkb:Gammexane
Avedan
Hexicide
Kwell
Scabene
gptkbp:CASNumber 58-89-9
gptkbp:chemicalFormula C6H6Cl6
gptkbp:chronic_effects carcinogenicity
gptkbp:class possible human carcinogen (IARC Group 2B)
gptkbp:color white
gptkbp:degrades_to pentachlorocyclohexene
gptkbp:discoveredBy 1940s
gptkbp:environmentalImpact persistent organic pollutant
gptkbp:half-life_in_soil up to several years
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label gamma-HCH (lindane)
gptkbp:includes gptkb:Stockholm_Convention_on_Persistent_Organic_Pollutants
gptkbp:isomerOf gptkb:alpha-HCH
gptkb:beta-HCH
gptkb:delta-HCH
gptkb:epsilon-HCH
gptkb:hexachlorocyclohexane
gptkbp:IUPACName gptkb:1,2,3,4,5,6-hexachlorocyclohexane
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:chemical_industry
gptkbp:meltingPoint 113°C
gptkbp:molecularWeight 290.83 g/mol
gptkbp:otherName gptkb:lindane
gptkbp:producedBy chlorination of benzene
gptkbp:regulates gptkb:World_Health_Organization
gptkb:US_Environmental_Protection_Agency
gptkbp:routeOfExposure inhalation
ingestion
skin contact
gptkbp:solubility 7 mg/L at 25°C
gptkbp:subject environmental remediation efforts
gptkbp:toxicity gptkb:wildlife
humans
gptkbp:used_in_agriculture seed
soil treatment
gptkbp:used_in_medicine treatment of scabies
treatment of lice
gptkbp:usedFor gptkb:entomologist
pediculicide
scabicide
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Benzene_hexachloride_(BHC)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8