Hexachlorobutadiene (C4Cl6)

Other names

HCBD

CAS Number

87-68-3

Properties

  • colourless liquid
  • smells like turpentine

Main sources

  • industrial processes: secondary product in the production of tetrachloromethane and tetrachloroethene

Thresholds for the reporting requirement of facilities in accordance with Annex 2 PRTRO

(Ordinance on the Register relating to Pollutant Release and the Transfer of Waste and of Pollutants in Waste Water)

  • Air                -
  • Water          1 kg/year
  • Soil              1 kg/year

Impacts

  • suspected carcinogenic effect
  • toxic
  • liver damage
  • skin damage
  • harmful to the central nervous system

Measures

  • Inclusion on the Stockholm Convention list is being discussed (global ban)

Further information

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