What is Toxaphene?
CAS#: 008001-35-2
Toxaphene is an insecticide containing over 670 chemicals.
It is usually found as a solid or gas, and in its original form
it is a yellow to amber waxy solid that smells like turpentine.
It does not burn and evaporates when in solid form or when
mixed with liquids. Toxaphene is also known as camphechlor,
chlorocamphene, polychlorocamphene, and chlorinated camphene.
Toxaphene was one of the most heavily used insecticides in
the United States until 1982, when it was canceled for most
uses; all uses were banned in 1990. It was used primarily in
the southern United States to control insect pests on cotton
and other crops. It was also used to control insect pests on
livestock and to kill unwanted fish in lakes.
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