Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Lindane

City of Bruceville Eddy

NOTE: City of Bruceville Eddy purchases water from Bluebonnet Water Supply Corporation which is required to test for lindane. Sample information shown below was taken by Bluebonnet Water Supply Corporation.

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.

 

6

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND40ND
2019ND90ND
2020ND20ND
2021ND30ND
2022ND40ND
2023ND30ND

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: City of Bruceville Eddy purchases water from Bluebonnet Water Supply Corporation which is required to test for lindane. Sample information shown below was taken by Bluebonnet Water Supply Corporation.

Date Lab ID Result
2018-05-10AE26015ND
2019-05-22AE67791ND
2020-05-27AF12753ND
2021-06-02AF56336ND
2022-05-26AF98736ND
2023-05-25AG42205ND