RT Report
T1 Quintozene: Environmental Health Criteria 41
A1 United Nations Environment Programme, 
A1 World Health Organization, 
A1 International Labour Organisation, 
K1 environmental health
K1 chemical
K1 carcinogen
K1 toxic substance
SN 92 4 154181 4
YR 1984
FD 1984
LK https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/29330
UL https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/29330
NO Technical quintozene (pentachloronitrobenzene) is a white solid with a musty odour, that, is used in formulation as a soil fungicide and as a seed dressing. Hexachlorobenzene is a possible major contaminant in technical quintozene. Gas chromatography combined with electron capture detection is used for the analytical determination of quintozene. Exposure of the general population is mainly via residues in the food.
DS UN Environment Document Repository
RD Sep 16, 2026