RT Report
T1 Mirex: Environmental Health Criteria 44
A1 United Nations Environment Programme, 
A1 World Health Organization, 
A1 International Labour Organisation, 
K1 environmental health
K1 chemical
K1 carcinogen
K1 aquatic ecology
K1 micro-organism
K1 population
K1 toxic substance
SN 92 4 154134 9
YR 1984
FD 1984
LK https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/29332
UL https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/29332
NO Mirex (C10Cl12) is a white crystalline odourless solid it is an extremely stable substance. Gas chromatography with electron capture detection is the analytical method most commonly used for its determination. Mirex is mainly used as a flame-retardant and as a stomach insecticide, mainly formulated into baits, for the control of ants, especially fire ants and harvester ants
DS UN Environment Document Repository
RD Sep 22, 2026