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hexachlorophene [‚hek·sə′klȯr·ə‚fēn] (organic chemistry) (C6HCl3OH)2CH2A white powder melting at 161°C; soluble in alcohol, ether, acetone, and chloroform, insoluble in water; bacteriostat used in antiseptic soaps, cosmetics, and dermatologicals. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Successful outbreak control measures included daily hexachlorophene showers and hygiene education. Workers were exposed to TCDD during the production of sodium trichlorophenol or one of its derivatives, such as hexachlorophene [2,2'-methylene-bis-(3,4,6-trichlorophenol)] or 2,4,5-T, which was used to formulate Agent Orange. Fish, they suggest, could be one dietary source of 2,3,7,8-TCDD, which enters the environment as an industrial contaminant in the antiseptic hexachlorophene and in the bactericide 2,4,5-trichlorophenol. |
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