1,4-Dichlorobenzene

__**CAS Number**__ - **106-46-7**

__**The Chemical Formula**__ - **C6H4Cl2**

__**The Chemical Structure**__ -

__**Uses**__

1,4-dichlorobenzene is mainly used as a space deodorant in products like room deodorizers, urinal and toilet bowl blocks, and as an insecticide fumigant for moth control. It's also used in making polyphenylene sulfide, which is a plastic used in electrical and electronics industries, and in making 1,2,4-trichlorobenzene. It's also used as an insecticide in animal repellent. It's used in making yellow, red, and orange pigments, and to stop mold and mildew from growing on tobacco seeds, leather, and some fabrics.


 * __How can someone be exposed?__**

The most common way of being exposed to 1,4 Dichlorobenzene is through inhalation. Also, there is a potenital risk of dermal contact and ingestion of the chemical from residue.

__**How can exposure affect your health?**__

Acute (short-term) exposure causes1,4-dichlorobenzene, via inhalation in humans, results in irritation of the skin, throat, and eyes. Chronic (long-term) 1,4-dichlorobenzene inhalation exposure in humans results in effects on the liver, skin, and central nervous system (CNS).

Symptoms: Eye irritation, swelling periorbital (situated around the eye); profuse rhinitis; headache, anorexia, nausea, vomiting; weight loss, jaundice, cirrhosis; in animals: liver, kidney injury; [potential occupational carcinogen]

__**Anything else you find intereting**__

1,4 Dichlorobenzene is white solid with a sweet taste and a strong odor! __**Sources**__ - http://www.epa.gov/ttn/atw/hlthef/dich-ben.html http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/npg/npgd0190.html ntp.niehs.nih.gov/ntp/roc/eleventh/profiles/s062dich.pdf

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