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pentachlorophenol

In the chemical family: Organochlorine Pesticides (OCs)

Pollutant from wood preserving factories

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Health Effects related to pentachlorophenol: Birth or developmental effects, Brain and nervous system, Cancer, Endocrine system, Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive), Reproduction and fertility, Skin

Routes of Exposure related to pentachlorophenol:

  • Environment: agriculture
  • Found in people
  • Water: sewage sludge

More chemicals in Organochlorine Pesticides (OCs): hexachlorophene, chlordecone (kepone), endosulfan, kelthane (dicofol), octachlorostyrene, trans-chlordane, cis-nonachlor, trans-nonachlor, endrin aldehyde, 2,4'-DDT, view all...