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dichloromethane

In the chemical family: Short halogenated compounds

Pollutant from drug and industrial chemical factories

EWG Research on dichloromethane


Health Effects related to dichloromethane: Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive)

Routes of Exposure related to dichloromethane:

  • Environment: industrial water pollution
  • Water

More chemicals in Short halogenated compounds: iodoform, hydrofluorocarbon 152a, dichlorofluoromethane, trans-1,2-dichloroethylene, 1,2-dichloroethane, 1,1,1-trichloroethane, carbon tetrachloride, 1,2-dichloropropane, trichloroethylene, trans-1,4-dichloro-2-butene, view all...