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Also known as Β-hexachlorocyclohexane, beta-benzene hexachloride, beta-BHC, beta-1,2,3,4,5,6-hexachlorocyclohexane, beta-lindane, beta-HCH, trans-1,2,3,4,5,6-hexachlorocyclohexane, (1alpha,2beta,3alpha,4beta,5alpha,6beta)-1,2,3,4,5,6-hexachlorocyclohexane

β-Hexachlorocyclohexane (β-HCH) is an organochloride which is one of the isomers of hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH). It is a byproduct of the production of the insecticide lindane (γ-HCH). It is typically constitutes 5–14% of technical-grade lindane, though it has not been produced or used in the United States since 1985. As of 2009, the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants classified α-hexachlorocyclohexane and β-HCH as persistent organic pollutants (POPs), due to the chemical's ability to persist in the environment, bioaccumulative, biomagnifying, and long-range transport capaci