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toxic organics

Organic compounds that can be classified according to the following categories: base/neutral extractibles (benziline, bexachloroethane, naphthalene, fluorene, pyrene), acid extractibles (P-chloro-M-cresol, 2-chlorophenol, 4-nitrophenol, pentachlorophenol), volatile organics (benzene, carbon tetrachloride, chloroform, toluene, vinyl chloride), and pesticides (aldrin, chlordane, dieldrin, endrin, toxaphene, PCB).