2,3',4,4',5,5'-Hexachlorobiphenyl

Synonyms

2,4,5,3',4',5'-Hexachlorobiphenyl; 1,1'-Biphenyl, 2,3',4,4',5,5'-hexachloro-; PCB 167; [ChemIDplus] UN2315

Category

Halogenated Polyaromatics

Description

White solid; [MSDSonline]

Sources/Uses

Commercial production of PCBs stopped in 1977 in the US; [HSDB]

Comments

Emergency medical treatment: see PCB-PBB; A skin and eye irritant; [HSDB] An eye irritant; May cause liver damage; [MSDSonline] See "Chlorodiphenyl (42% chlorine)." See "Polychlorinated biphenyls" and linked occupational disease.

Biomedical References

5.81E-07 mm Hg

Hepatoxic (a) from occupational exposure (secondary effect) or (b) in animal studies or in humans after ingestion

Yes

Chloracne

Established

Diseases

Occupational diseases associated with exposure to this agent:

• Chloracne