Chlorinated Hydrocarbons
1. Chemicals containing only chlorine, carbon, and hydrogen. These include a class of persistent, broad-spectrum insecticides that linger in the environment and accumulate in the food chain.
Chlorinated Hydrocarbons: These include a class of persistent, broad-spectrum insecticides that linger in the environment and accumulate in the food chain.
Chlorinated hydrocarbons
organic compounds containing the elements carbon, hydrogen and chlorine, implicated in low level ozone production and high level ozone destruction ...
Chlorinated hydrocarbons: Hydrocarbons that contain chlorine. These include a class of persistent insecticides that accumulate in the aquatic food chain.
PVC, chloroform, certain pesticides and insulators are made up of chlorinated hydrocarbons. Chlorine A chemical widely-used in water purification, disinfectants, bleach and mustard gas.
Dioxins- Family of 75 different toxic chlorinated hydrocarbons formed as by-products in chemical reactions involving chlorine and hydrocarbons, usually at high temperatures.
The human and environmental health risks of chlorinated hydrocarbons depend on the compound in question. As a general statement, exposure to chlorinated hydrocarbon has been associated with suppression of the immune system and cancer.
 See also: Environment, Hydrocarbons, Chlorine, Hydrocarbon, Water
  
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