Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Lindane

Dean Dale Special Utility District

NOTE: Dean Dale Special Utility District purchases water from City of Wichita Falls which is required to test for lindane. Sample information shown below was taken by City of Wichita Falls.

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.

 

8

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND20ND
2019ND10ND
2020ND10ND
2021ND20ND
2022ND10ND
2023ND10ND

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: Dean Dale Special Utility District purchases water from City of Wichita Falls which is required to test for lindane. Sample information shown below was taken by City of Wichita Falls.

Date Lab ID Result
2018-08-21Q1833473009ND
2018-11-14Q1846491003ND
2019-08-19Q1956634002ND
2020-02-25Q2006937005ND
2021-02-03Q2103346001ND
2021-08-16Q2121825001ND
2022-08-17Q2224340020ND
2023-08-21Q2335127011ND