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Ana Carolina Agnello

You may find some useful information in the website of the Agency for Toxic Substances & Disease Registry.

You can follow this link:

http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/toxprofiles/tp.asp?id=754&tid=138

Bernard Leddy

Thank you Ana.

Best wishes

Bernard

C.A. (Kees) Kan

Just present on Research Gate

Article

HCH isomers as new Stockholm Convention POPs-are we on the way to manage lindane (γ-HCH), and waste HCH isomer (α- and β-HCH) pollution around the world?

J. Vijgen · P.C. Abhilash · Y.F. Li · R. Lal · M. Forter · J. Torres · N. Singh · M. Yunus · C. Tian · A. Schäffer · R. Weber

Thank you Kees