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)