Water Quality for Hexachlorethane
Abstract
The available data regarding the environmental fate, aquatic toxicity, and mammalian toxicity of hexachloroethane, which is used in military screening smokes, were reviewed. the USEPA guidelines were used to generate water quality criteria for the protection of aquatic life and its uses and of human health. Hexachloroethane is thermodynamically stable when released into the atmosphere, with the main sinks being the stratosphere and the oceans. Hexachloroethane does not persist in surface water and groundwater; however, the residence time in groundwater (330 days) is substantially longer than in surface water. Hexachloroethane is slightly more toxic to freshwater fishes than to freshwater invertebrates. In general, saltwater species appear to be more sensitive to hexachloroethane than freshwater species. Hexachloroethane is not mutagenic in bacteria or in yeast, but it is carcinogenic in B6C3F1 mice. Keywords: Aquatic toxicity, Environmental effects, Environmental fate, Health effects, Hexachloroethane, Mammalian toxicity, Pyrotechniques, Water quality criteria.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 01, 1988
- Accession Number
- ADA196793
Entities
People
- Kowetha A. Davidson
- Patricia S. Hovatter
- Robert H. Ross
Organizations
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory