Abstract Introduction Chlorinated paraffins (CPs) are important additives in a variety of chemical processing. Based on the lengths carbon chains, CPs classified into short-chain (SCCPs, C10-13), medium-chain (MCCPs, C14-17) and long-chain (LCCPs, C18-30) with chlorine content ranging from 30%-70%. SCCPs were listed persistent organic pollutants (POPs) by Stockholm Convention due to its toxicit...