hexachlorocyclohexane

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hexachlorocyclohexane [ˌhɛksəˌklɔːrəˌsaɪkləʊˈhɛkseɪn]

(Chemistry / Elements & Compounds) a white or yellowish powder existing in many isomeric forms. A mixture of isomers, including lindane, is used as an insecticide. Formula: C₆H₆Cl₆

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benzene hexachloride lindane			Banned Entirely * Alpha hexachlorocyclohexane * Beta hexachlorocyclohexane * Chlordecone * Hexabromobiphenyl * Pentachlorobenzene Phased out, with Exemptions * Hexabromodiphneyl ether and heptabromodiphenyl ether * Lindane * Perfluorooctane sulfonic acid and perfluorooctane sulfonyl fluoride * Tetrabromodiphenyl ether and pentabromodiphenyl ether by Ben Block (unless otherwise credited) Chemical treaty covers nine additional pollutants by Block, Ben / World Watch The state government has announced that it finally plans to ask Indian scientists to remove the 5,000 tonnes of waste chemicals that still lie inside - the insecticide Sevin, mercury and hexachlorocyclohexane. Survivors petition Unesco over site by Gulf News (United Arab Emirates) Technical hexachlorocyclohexane (HCCH), an insecticide, was widely used between 1940 and 1976 in the United States. Association of in utero organochlorine pesticide exposure and fetal ... by Barr, Dana B. / Environmental Health Perspectives			Hevea brasiliensis Heved Hevelius Hever Castle Hevesy HEW hew down hew off hew out hew up Hewe hewer Hewhole Hewish Hewish Antony hewn hex hex code hex nut hex sign Hex- hexa- Hexabasic Hexacapsular hexachlorobenzene hexachlorocyclohexane hexachloroethane hexachlorophene hexachord Hexacid hexacosanoic acid Hexactinellid Hexactinelline Hexactinia hexad Hexadactylous Hexade hexadecane hexadecanoic acid hexadecimal hexadecimal digit hexadecimal notation hexadecimal number system hexadecimal system Hexadrol hexaemeron hexagesimal hexagon hexagonal Hexagonal system Hexagonally			hexa- hexa- Hexa-Antipyrene Iodide Hexa-C Metamodel Hexa-Decyl-Tri-Butyl-Phosphonium Bromide Hexa-Dexyl-Tri-Methyl-Ammonium Bromide Hexabasic Hexabiblos of Harmenopulus Hexabolo Hexaborane Hexabromocyclododecane Hexacanth Hexacanth hexacanth embryo hexacanth embryo hexacanth embryo hexacanth embryo Hexacanthe Hexacanthe Hexacapsular hexachlorethane hexachlorethane hexachlorethane hexachlorinated derivative of the cobalt bis Hexachlorobenzene Hexachlorobenzene Hexachlorobenzene Hexachlorobenzene Hexachlorobutadiene Hexachlorobutadiene hexachlorocyclohexane Hexachlorocyclohexane, gamma Hexachlorocyclohexane, gamma Hexachlorocyclohexane, gamma Hexachlorocyclopentadiene Hexachlorodibenzo-P-Dioxin hexachlorodibenzodioxin hexachlorodisilane hexachloroethane hexachloroethane hexachloroethane hexachloroethane Hexachloroethane-Zinc hexachlorohexahydrophenanthrene hexachloronaphthalene hexachloroparaxylene hexachlorophane hexachlorophene hexachlorophene hexachlorophene hexachlorophene Hexachlorophosphazene hexachloropropylene Hexachlorothannol hexachord hexachord hexachords hexachords Hexachoron Hexacid Hexacontagon

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