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Hexachlorobenzene
https://ohiowatersheds.osu.edu/node/1567
GENERAL INFORMATION Hexachlorobenzene, a synthetic organic chemical, is a white crystalline solid. It does not occur naturally in the environment. Currently there are no commercial uses of hexachlorobenzene in the United States. It was used as a fungicide ...
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Heptachlor epoxide
https://ohiowatersheds.osu.edu/node/1566
GENERAL INFORMATION Heptachlor epoxide is formed when heptachlor breaks down in the environment. Most uses of heptachlor to kill termites in homes and insects on far crops was canceled in 1978. The only permitted use of heptachlor products is for fire ant ...
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Heptachlor
https://ohiowatersheds.osu.edu/node/1565
GENERAL INFORMATION Heptachlor is a white to tan waxy organic solid with a camphor-like odor. Heptachlor breaks down in the environment to form heptachlor epoxide. Most uses of heptachlor to kill termites in homes and insects on far crops was canceled in ...
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Ethylene dibromide
https://ohiowatersheds.osu.edu/node/1563
GENERAL INFORMATION Ethylene bromide, also known as EDB, and 1,2-Dibromoethane, is a colorless, heavy synthetic organic liquid with a mildly sweet chloroform-like odor. Ethylene dibromide is mainly used in an anti-knock gasoline mixtures, particularly avi ...
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Epichlorohydrin
https://ohiowatersheds.osu.edu/node/1562
GENERAL INFORMATION Epichlorohydrin is a colorless organic gas with a sweet odor. Epichlorhydrin is used for making glycerine and as a monomer/building block for making plastics and other polymers, some of which are used as coagulant aids in water treatme ...
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Glyphosate (aka Roundup©)
https://ohiowatersheds.osu.edu/node/1564
GENERAL INFORMATION Glyphosate is an organic solid of odorless white crystals. Glyphosate is a non-selective herbicide used on many food and non-food crops as well as non-crop areas such as roadsides. When applied at lower rates, it serves as a plant grow ...
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Endrin
https://ohiowatersheds.osu.edu/node/1561
GENERAL INFORMATION Endrin is an organic solid of odorless white crystals. Endrin is an insecticide which has been used mainly on field crops such as cotton, maize, sugarcane, rice, cereals, ornamentals, and other crops. It has also been used for grasshop ...
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Endothall
https://ohiowatersheds.osu.edu/node/1560
GENERAL INFORMATION Endothall is an organic solid of white odorless crystals. Endothall is used as a defoliant for a wide range of crops and as a herbicide for both terrestrial and aquatic weeds. It is used as a desiccant on lucerne and on potato, for the ...
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Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate
https://ohiowatersheds.osu.edu/node/1555
GENERAL INFORMATION Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate is the most commonly used of a group of related chemicals called phthalates or phthalic acid esters. The greatest use of di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate is as a plasticizer for polyvinylchloride (PVC) and other po ...
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Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate
https://ohiowatersheds.osu.edu/node/1554
GENERAL INFORMATION Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate is a light-colored, oily liquid with an aromatic odor. Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate is used in making plastics. It is also used as a solvent; in aircraft lubricants; as a hydraulic fluid; as a plasticizer or solven ...