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hexachlorobenzene |
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hexachlorobenzene a fungistatic agent used in the preservation of stored grain. In very large doses it causes liver damage but its greater importance is as a contaminant of foods of animal origin. The substance is virtually undegradable and its presence in meat is a cause for its condemnation. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Within this sequence, contamination in the sediment increased 10-fold for the pesticide hexachlorobenzene and 25-fold for mercury. To the dismay of Beyond Pesticides, penta's revised risk assessment neglects to take into account two highly hazardous constitutents: dioxins and hexachlorobenzene (HCB). An epidemic in Turkey between 1955 and 1961 of severe poisoning by the grain fumigant hexachlorobenzene (HCB) resulted in the death of every newborn child in the affected region that was breastfed. |
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