chemical information
CAS RN:
29082-74-4
Chemical Class:
Found in these people:
Baby #1, Baby #2, Baby #3, Baby #4, Baby #6, Baby #10, Anonymous Adult 1, Kathy Fowler
Found in these locations:
Rockville, MD
Octachlorostyrene
Octachlorostyrene has been found in 10 of the 18 people tested in EWG/Commonweal studies.
Top health concerns for Octachlorostyrene (References)
| health concern or target organ | weight of evidence |
| Reproduction and fertility | unknown |
Results for Octachlorostyrene
in blood serum (lipid weight)
Showing results from San Francisco Reporter, EWG Study #8, chemicals in mother and 2 children, EWG/Commonweal Study #4, industrial chemicals and pesticides in cord blood, EWG Study #3, industrial chemicals and pesticides in adults
EWG/Commonweal results
- geometric mean: 0.024 ng/g (lipid weight) in blood serum
- found in 10 of 18 people in the group
| ng/g (lipid weight) in blood serum | 0.291 | |
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Octachlorostyrene results
Detailed toxicity classifications (References)
| classification | governing entity/references |
| Reproductive effects - weight of evidence unknown/unassessed | Damgaard, I. N., N. E. Skakkebaek, et al. (2006). Persistent pesticides in human breast milk and cryptorchidism. Environ Health Perspect 114(7): 1133-8. |
