Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Lindane

Spruce Court Apartments

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.

 

14

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
2019ND20ND
2020ND30ND
2021ND10ND
2022ND60ND
2023ND20ND

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
2019-04-019041699-01ND
2019-04-019041699-02ND
2020-04-0622027164.00ND
2020-08-0322802958.00ND
2020-08-0322802974.00ND
2021-04-0524251331.00ND
2022-04-1426467605.00ND
2022-04-1426467578.00ND
2022-05-0526652230.00ND
2022-05-0526652242.00ND
2022-08-0427237597.00ND
2022-08-0427237611.00ND
2023-05-0428903770.00ND
2023-05-0428903771.00ND