Octachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin
Agent Name
Octachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin
CAS Number
3268-87-9
Formula
C12-Cl8-O2
Major Category
Other Classes
Synonyms
1,2,3,4,6,7,8,9-Octachlorodibenzo(1,4)dioxin; 1,2,3,4,6,7,8,9-Octachlorodibenzo(b,e)(1,4)dioxin; 1,2,3,4,6,7,8,9-Octachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin; 1,2,3,4,6,7,8,9-Octachlorodibenzodioxin; 1,2,3,4,6,7,8,9-Octachorodibenzo-p-dioxin; Dibenzo-p-dioxin, 1,2,3,4,6,7,8,9-octachloro-; OCDD; Octa polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxin; Octachloro-para-dibenzodioxin; Octachlorodibenzo(b,e)(1,4)dioxin; Octachlorodibenzo-4-dioxin; Octachlorodibenzodioxin; [ChemIDplus] UN2811
Category
Halogenated Polyaromatics
Description
Colorless or white solid; [CAMEO]
Sources/Uses
Not commercially manufactured; May exist as impurity in certain herbicides and fungicides; [HSDB]
Comments
An eye irritant; May cause chloracne and liver damage; [CAMEO] See "Dibenzo-p-dioxin." See "2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin."
Biomedical References
Exposure Assessment
Vapor Pressure
8.25E-13 mm Hg
Explanatory Notes
The Guide in the Emergency Response Guidebook is for "Toxic solid, organic, n.o.s."
Adverse Effects
Hepatotoxin
Hepatoxic (a) from occupational exposure (secondary effect) or (b) in animal studies or in humans after ingestion
Dermatotoxin
Chloracne
Diseases, Processes, and Activities Linked to This Agent
Diseases
Occupational diseases associated with exposure to this agent:
Processes
Industrial Processes with risk of exposure: