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| Parent Substance(s) | Typical Degradation Product(s) |
|---|---|
| Chloromethanes (e.g., carbon tetrachloride) | Other chloromethanes with fewer chlorines; formaldehyde; chloroform |
| Chloroethanes (e.g., tetrachloroethane, trichloroethanes (1,1,1 or 1,1,2), dichloroethanes, chloroethanes) | Other chloroethanes with fewer chlorines; chloroethanols; ethanol; chloroethenes |
| Chloroethenes (e.g., tetrachloroethene, trichloroethene, dichloroethenes, vinyl chloride) | Other chloroethenes with fewer chlorines; chloroethanols; chloroethanes |
| Chlorobenzenes and chlorophenols, hexachlorobenzene, pentachlorophenols | Other chlorobenzenes and chlorophenols with fewer chlorines; chlorocatechols; chlorobenzoic acids; phenols |
| Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) | Other PCBs with fewer chlorines; chlorobenzenes |
| DDT | DDE; DDDs |
| DDT | DDE; DDDs |
| Disulfoton | Carbon disulfide |
| 2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D) | 2,4-Dichlorophenol; 3,5-Dichlorocatechol; 2,4-Dichloromuconic acid |
| Aldrin | Dieldrin |
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