Other names
Kepone
CAS Number
143-50-0
Properties
- very stable, colourless and odourless solid
- is a persistent organic pollutant
Main sources
- insecticide used against ants and cockroaches
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 1 kg/year
- Water 1 kg/year
- Soil 1 kg/year
Impacts
- suspected carcinogenic effect
- has a long half-life, very persistent in the environment
Measures
- included on the list of banned substances by the Stockholm Convention in May 2009
