Hexachlorobenzene

Known as: Hexachlorobenzene [Chemical/Ingredient], Benzene, hexachloro-, Pentachlorophenyl Chloride 
A stable, white, crystalline chlorinated hydrocarbon that emits very toxic fumes of carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, hydrochloric acid and other… (More)
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Highly Cited
2013
Highly Cited
2013
Air Pollution Exposure and Lung Function in Children: The ESCAPE Project
BACKGROUND There is evidence for adverse effects of outdoor air pollution on lung function of children. Quantitative summaries of… (More)
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Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Recent human effective population size estimated from linkage disequilibrium.
Effective population size (N(e)) determines the amount of genetic variation, genetic drift, and linkage disequilibrium (LD) in… (More)
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Review
2005
Review
2005
Hexachlorobenzene in the global environment: emissions, levels, distribution, trends and processes.
Hexachlorobenzene (HCB) is considered here as a 'model persistent organic pollutant.' Data on its sources, emissions… (More)
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Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Liver disease as a major cause of death among HIV infected patients: role of hepatitis C and B viruses and alcohol.
BACKGROUND/AIMS We analyzed the characteristics of HIV infected patients who died from liver disease, focusing on hepatitis virus… (More)
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Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Passive air sampling of PCBs, PBDEs, and organochlorine pesticides across Europe.
This study presents concurrently sampled ambient air data for a range of persistent organic pollutants at the continental scale… (More)
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Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Dehalorespiration with hexachlorobenzene and pentachlorobenzene by Dehalococcoides sp. strain CBDB1
The chlororespiring anaerobe Dehalococcoides sp. strain CBDB1 used hexachlorobenzene and pentachlorobenzene as electron acceptors… (More)
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Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Increased concentrations of polychlorinated biphenyls, hexachlorobenzene, and chlordanes in mothers of men with testicular cancer.
An increasing incidence of testicular cancer has been reported from several countries in the Western world during the last… (More)
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Review
2001
Review
2001
Global hexachlorobenzene emissions.
Information from a variety of sources has been assembled to give a global picture of hexachlorobenzene (HCB) emissions in the mid… (More)
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Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Levels of hexachlorobenzene and other organochlorine compounds in cord blood: exposure across placenta.
Hexachlorobenzene (HCB) is an organochlorine compound widespread in the environment, highly lipophilic, that accumulates in… (More)
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Highly Cited
1989
Highly Cited
1989
Chlorinated hydrocarbon levels in human serum: effects of fasting and feeding.
Twenty healthy adult humans had serum samples drawn on four occasions within a 24-hr period: after a 12 hr overnight fast, 4-5 hr… (More)
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