Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Lindane

Telford Borough Authority

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.

 

30

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018N/A00N/A
2019N/A00N/A
2020ND190ND
2021ND10ND
2022N/A00N/A
2023ND100ND

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

Date Lab ID Result
2020-03-0321850250.00ND
2020-03-0321850190.00ND
2020-03-0321850220.00ND
2020-03-0321850160.00ND
2020-06-0122419223.00ND
2020-06-0122419343.00ND
2020-06-0122419253.00ND
2020-06-0122419313.00ND
2020-06-0122419283.00ND
2020-08-2423002164.00ND
2020-08-2423002284.00ND
2020-08-2423002194.00ND
2020-08-2423002224.00ND
2020-09-1423002254.00ND
2020-10-1223185459.00ND
2020-10-1223185399.00ND
2020-10-1223185429.00ND
2020-10-1223185369.00ND
2020-12-0123540090.00ND
2021-01-1323715274.00ND
2023-05-0328902803.00ND
2023-05-0328902804.00ND
2023-05-0328902802.00ND
2023-05-0328902801.00ND
2023-05-1728902929.00ND
2023-08-0229500006.00ND
2023-08-0229500009.00ND
2023-08-0229500008.00ND
2023-08-0229500010.00ND
2023-08-0229500007.00ND