Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Lindane

Brodhead Creek Reg Water 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.

 

16

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
2019ND10ND
2020ND40ND
2021ND20ND
2022ND30ND
2023ND60ND

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
2019-04-10T9D0594-01ND
2020-04-1322045750.00ND
2020-04-1522045664.00ND
2020-08-1722821827.00ND
2020-08-1722821861.00ND
2021-04-0724269258.00ND
2021-10-2025427399.00ND
2022-02-2326137342.00ND
2022-05-2326671988.00ND
2022-08-2227258391.00ND
2023-05-0528924578.00ND
2023-05-0528924618.00ND
2023-05-0528924658.00ND
2023-08-1429521912.00ND
2023-08-1429521945.00ND
2023-08-1629521982.00ND