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BHC

American  
Chemistry.
  1. benzene hexachloride: the white to yellowish, crystalline, water-soluble, poisonous solid C 6 H 6 Cl 6 , used chiefly as an insecticide.


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The BHC argues the most efficient support the government could offer is through halving VAT for salons, because staff wages make up 60% of their costs.

From BBC • Apr. 25, 2025

In a statement, BHC said its “protocol includes providing every discharging patient with a complete aftercare plan signed off by our multi-disciplinary care team.”

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 12, 2022

She checked herself in to BHC Fairfax Hospital in Kirkland in March 2017 and, disgusted by what she saw inside, promptly asked to leave the psychiatric facility.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 27, 2022

The chemical that caused him the most trouble was BHC, which is taken up by the roots and tubers of plants, and which advertises its presence by a musty taste and odor.

From The New Yorker • Jan. 3, 2017

The only course open to a manufacturer determined to exclude BHC residues is to reject all produce treated with the chemical or grown on soils contaminated with it.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson