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Lindane

California Water Service Company-Lancaster

NOTE: California Water Service Company-Lancaster purchases water from Antelope Valley - East Kern Water Agency which is required to test for lindane. Sample information shown below was taken by Antelope Valley - East Kern Water Agency.

Lindane is a neurotoxic and carcinogenic insecticide phased out of agricultural use in the U.S. since 2002. It is prescribed to treat lice or scabies, although safer alternatives are available.

 

81

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND220ND
2019ND10ND
2020ND10ND
2021ND210ND
2022ND10ND
2023ND90ND

ppb = parts per billion

State, National, and Health Guidelines for Drinking Water

EWG Health Guideline: 0.032 ppb

The EWG Health Guideline of 0.032 ppb for lindane was defined by the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment as a public health goal, the level of a drinking water contaminant that does not pose a significant health risk. This health guideline protects against cancer.

EPA Maximum Contaminant
Level (MCL): 0.2 ppb

The legal limit for lindane, established in 1991, was based on a toxicity study in laboratory animals conducted in the 1980s.

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

NOTE: California Water Service Company-Lancaster purchases water from Antelope Valley - East Kern Water Agency which is required to test for lindane. Sample information shown below was taken by Antelope Valley - East Kern Water Agency.

Date Lab ID Result
2018-02-28CA1910045_019_019-201802280928ND
2018-03-14CA1910045_014_014-201803140905ND
2018-03-21CA1910045_023_023-201803210830ND
2018-03-21CA1910045_013_013-201803210930ND
2018-03-28CA1910045_013_013-201803280850ND
2018-04-11CA1910045_009_009-201804110855ND
2018-04-11CA1910045_010_010-201804110814ND
2018-04-11CA1910045_007_007-201804110750ND
2018-05-09CA1910045_011_011-201805090617ND
2018-05-23CA1910045_019_019-201805230947ND
2018-06-13CA1910045_013_013-201806130716ND
2018-06-13CA1910045_014_014-201806131035ND
2018-06-20CA1910045_023_023-201806201023ND
2018-06-20CA1910045_024_024-201806200811ND
2018-07-11CA1910045_009_009-201807110755ND
2018-07-11CA1910045_010_010-201807110840ND
2018-07-11CA1910045_007_007-201807110720ND
2018-07-11CA1910045_008_008-201807110900ND
2018-08-08CA1910045_011_011-201808080715ND
2018-08-08CA1910045_019_019-201808081055ND
2018-08-16CA1910045_009_009-201808161055ND
2018-08-16CA1910045_008_008-201808161025ND
2019-08-14CA1910045_018_018-201908141145ND
2019-08-14CA1910045_017_017-201908140925ND
2019-09-11CA1910045_003_003-201909110855ND
2019-09-11CA1910045_005_005-201909110855ND
2019-09-11CA1910045_002_002-201909110855ND
2019-11-13CA1910045_017_017-201911130940ND
2019-11-13CA1910045_018_018-201911131235ND
2019-12-11CA1910045_003_003-201912111300ND
2019-12-11CA1910045_005_005-201912111300ND
2019-12-11CA1910045_002_002-201912111300ND
2020-02-12CA1910045_021_021-202002121035ND
2020-02-12CA1910045_022_022-202002120805ND
2020-02-12CA1910045_017_017-202002121200ND
2020-02-20CA1910045_018_018-202002201000ND
2020-03-11CA1910045_020_020-202003110930ND
2020-05-13CA1910045_015_015-202005131140ND
2020-05-13CA1910045_022_022-202005130726ND
2020-05-13CA1910045_021_021-202005130835ND
2020-06-10CA1910045_020_020-202006101009ND
2020-11-09CA1910045_012_012-202011090958ND
2021-03-10CA1910045_014_014-202103101120ND
2021-03-10CA1910045_024_024-202103100750ND
2021-03-10CA1910045_013_013-202103101040ND
2021-04-14CA1910045_008_008-202104141055ND
2021-04-14CA1910045_007_007-202104141000ND
2021-04-14CA1910045_009_009-202104141155ND
2021-04-14CA1910045_010_010-202104141225ND
2021-05-12CA1910045_011_011-202105121115ND
2021-05-12CA1910045_019_019-202105120630ND
2021-06-09CA1910045_023_023-202106090925ND
2021-06-09CA1910045_014_014-202106091110ND
2021-06-09CA1910045_024_024-202106091205ND
2021-06-09CA1910045_013_013-202106091030ND
2021-07-14CA1910045_007_007-202107140737ND
2021-07-14CA1910045_009_009-202107140840ND
2021-07-14CA1910045_010_010-202107140906ND
2021-07-14CA1910045_008_008-202107140819ND
2021-08-11CA1910045_019_019-202108110655ND
2021-08-11CA1910045_011_011-202108110833ND
2021-09-08CA1910045_023_023-202109080915ND
2021-09-08CA1910045_024_024-202109081040ND
2022-02-09CA1910045_018_018-202202091137ND
2022-05-11CA1910045_018_018-202205111115ND
2022-09-14CA1910045_002_002-202209141120ND
2022-09-14CA1910045_003_003-202209141120ND
2022-09-14CA1910045_005_005-202209141120ND
2022-11-09CA1910045_017_017-202211091100ND
2022-12-14CA1910045_005_005-202212141105ND
2022-12-14CA1910045_002_002-202212141105ND
2022-12-14CA1910045_003_003-202212141105ND
2023-02-08CA1910045_021_021-202302080742ND
2023-02-08CA1910045_022_022-202302080842ND
2023-02-08CA1910045_017_017-202302080920ND
2023-05-10CA1910045_015_015-202305100907ND
2023-05-10CA1910045_020_020-202305100925ND
2023-05-18CA1910045_022_022-202305180808ND
2023-08-09CA1910045_015_015-202308090755ND
2023-08-09CA1910045_012_012-202308090856ND
2023-11-08CA1910045_012_012-202311080946ND