Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Lindane

Gettysburg Municipal 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.

 

29

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
2020ND150ND
2021N/A00N/A
2022N/A00N/A
2023ND140ND

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
2020-05-1222350029.00ND
2020-05-1222349995.00ND
2020-05-1222349942.00ND
2020-05-1822350037.00ND
2020-05-1822349950.00ND
2020-05-2022349863.00ND
2020-05-2022349892.00ND
2020-08-1822937358.00ND
2020-08-1822937300.00ND
2020-08-1922937329.00ND
2020-08-1922937387.00ND
2020-08-2423125289.00ND
2020-08-2423125260.00ND
2020-08-2423125318.00ND
2020-12-0223656063.00ND
2023-05-1629242413.00ND
2023-05-1629242352.00ND
2023-05-1629242385.00ND
2023-05-1729242805.00ND
2023-05-1729242777.00ND
2023-05-1729242749.00ND
2023-05-3029242714.00ND
2023-08-0129639324.00ND
2023-08-0129639276.00ND
2023-08-1529639304.00ND
2023-08-1629829452.00ND
2023-08-1629829404.00ND
2023-08-2229829491.00ND
2023-08-2229829463.00ND