SWCAA Pollutant Details

58-89-9: HEXACHLOROCYCLOHEXANE, gamma

  • gamma-BHC
  • gamma-HEXACHLOROCYCLOHEXANE
  • LINDANE, gamma

IUPAC: 1,2,3,4,5,6-hexachlorocyclohexane
InChi Key: JLYXXMFPNIAWKQ-UHFFFAOYSA-N WEB


HAP:   YES
VOC:   YES
Criteria Pollutant:   NO
Particulate:   YES
Trace Element:   NO
98 ECY TAP:   YES
09 ECY TAP:   YES
19 ECY TAP:   YES
Chemical Formula:   C6H6Cl6
Element Count:   C6 H6 Cl6
Molecular Weight:   290.83 g/mol
GHG-EPA:   NO
GHG-WA state:   NO
CO2 Equivalent:  
PM Precursor:   YES
Ozone (O3) Precursor:   NO
Ozone Depleting:  
Ozone Depletion Potential:  
Lifetime in Years:  
Marijuana Pollutant:   NO
ECY PBT:  
SWCAA TAP Category:  
EPA HAP Category:    
EPA HAP Group Category:  
EPA NEI Pollutant Code:   58899
EPA SRS ID:   2923  Web
EPA ATW FACT SHEET:   Web
EPA NEI COMPOUND ID:   E755231
EPA Banned Substance:   YES
EPCRA 313 PBT:  
EPA Urban HAP:   NO
     

Boiling Point:   614.12 / 323.33 F/C
Melting Point:   234.5 / 112.22 F/C
Specific Gravity:   1.87
Vapor Pressure:   0.000042 mmHg@77F (25C)
Henry's Law Constant:   0.00000514 atm-cu m/mole@25C (77F)
Convert ppm to mg/m3:   11.894
Log Pow:   3.72

Regulated Under These Programs

NIOSH OSHA ACGIH OEHHA
EPA IRIS ATSDR EPA ATW TSCA 2019
CAL TOXIC NEW JERSEY TRI 2014 DFG

SWCAA / WAC 173-460 (1998) TOXIC LIMITS
ASIL SQER TAP
Class
24hr ug/m3 Annual ug/m3 lbs/yr lbs/hr
0.0026 0.5 None  A
WAC 173-460 (2009) TOXIC LIMITS
 
ASIL ug/m3 SQER lbs/ Deminimus lbs/ Average Period
0.00323  0.62  0.031  ANNUAL 

WAC 173-460 (2019) TOXIC LIMITS
 
ASIL ug/m3 SQER lbs/ Deminimus lbs/ Average Period
0.0032  0.52  0.026  ANNUAL 
IRIS EPA Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) Web
IRIS INH REF CONC (non cancer):   
IRIS URF (cancer):   per ug/m3
   
IRIS WOE Cancer Class: 

Oregon Department of Environmental Quality Web
Ambient Benchmark Concentration:  
New Jersey Department of Health Web
Right To Know Code: 1117 Web 

Idaho Occupational Exposure Limits (OEL) Web
IDAHO DEQ Type:  Carcinogenic  
IDAHO OEL (non-cancer):   mg/m3
IDAHO ACC (non-cancer):   mg/m3
IDAHO DEQ Emission Level:  0.000017  lb/hr
IDAHO DEQ URF (cancer):  0.00038  per ug/m3
IDAHO AACC (cancer):  0.0026  ug/m3
Texas Effects Screening Levels (ESL) Web
Short Term ESL:  5  ug/m3
Basis:  Health  
 
Long Term ESL:  0.5  ug/m3
Basis:  Health  

ACGIH Threshold Limit Values (TLV) Web
2008 ACGIH TLV TWA:  0.5  mg/m3
2008 ACGIH STEL:   
2008 ACGIH Carcinogen Class:  A3  
ATSDR Minimal Risk Levels (MRL) Web
ATSDR GMMC AIR:  0.00004545  mg/m3
 ATSDR Chronic MRL:  
 ATSDR Acute MRL:  
 ATSDR Interrim MRL:  
 ATSDR Carcinogenicity Class: 3  

NIOSH Recommended Exposure Limits (REL) Web
NIOSH RTECS No:  GV4900000  
NIOSH ICSC No:  0053  Web
NIOSH REL TWA:  0.5  mg/m3
NIOSH STEL:   
NIOSH IDLH:  50  mg/m3
OEHHA Category Group Ref Exposure Levels (REL) Web
OEHHA Acute REL:   
OEHHA Chronic REL:   
OEHHA URF (cancer):  0.00031  per ug/m3
  0.003225806452  ug/m3

OSHA Permissible Exposure Limits (PEL) Web
OSHA PEL TWA:   mg/m3
OSHA STEL:   
DFG German Research Foundation (MAK) Web
Carcinogen and Mutagen Categories:
DFG MAK:  4  cancer
DFG BAT:   mutagen

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