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Hexachlorocyclohexane (Technical Grade)

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Hexachlorocyclohexane (Technical Grade)

Chemical Status

Cancer: 
Currently listed

Chemical Listing Details

Cancer

Listed as causing: 
Cancer
Date of Listing: 
10/01/1987
Basis for Listing: 
State's Qualified Experts

Safe Harbor Levels

Cancer
No Significant Risk Level (NSRL): 
0.2 µg/day (technical grade), 0.3 µg/day (alpha isomer), 0.5 µg/day (beta isomer), 0.6 µg/day (gamma isomer)

Notes

Alpha, beta, and gamma isomers of hexachlorocyclohexane listed October 1, 1989 as 'Lindane and other hexachlorocyclohexane isomers' via the Labor Code listing mechanism.