Endocrine Disruption
TEDX List of Potential Endocrine Disruptors
1,2-dichlorobenzene
CAS # 95-50-1
Alternative Name
o-dichlorobenzene
Categories*
Antimicrobial
Byproduct/Intermediate/Reactant
Household product ingredient
Industrial additive
Pesticide ingredient
Solvent
Evidence Supporting This Chemical as an Endocrine Disruptor
den Besten C, Vet JJRM, Besselink HT, Kiel GS, Beems R, van Bladeren PJV. 1991. The liver, kidney, and thyroid toxicity of chlorinated benzenes. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol 111(1):69-81.
*Category References
US National Library of Medicine. Hazardous Substances Data Bank.