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Write the uses of benzene hexachloride.
Describe the uses of the following compound:
BHC
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Solution
- It is a very important agricultural pesticide also.
- Being odourless and more effective, it is supposed to be superior to DDT.
- Used as an insecticide on crops like cotton, rice, and wheat to control pests.
- It is utilized to eradicate domestic pests like cockroaches, flies, and mosquitoes.
- Public health programs use it to control disease-carrying insects such as lice and mosquitoes.
- It is also utilized in veterinary medicine to manage ticks and mites in animals.
- The γ-isomer (Lindane) is used in medicated creams and shampoos to treat scabies and lice in humans.
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