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Below is
a review of the trade names, risks, likely use and other information
associated with: Lindane and Hexachlorocyclohexane
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Below is a review of the trade names,
risks, likely use and other information associated with Lindane and Hexachlorocyclohexane.
We have also provided useful web
links on our links page which might expand on the information provided
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Lindane
Hexachlorocyclohexane
(HCH)
Of the class organochlorine, it is an insecticide and rodenticide (Nb. Gamma Hexachlorocyclohexane is also known as Lindane)
Chemical name: 1,2,3,4,5,6-hexachlorocyclohexane
NB. Lindane: 1,2,3,4,5,6-hexachlorocyclohexane
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Trade or generic names
Borertrol, Castle brand dust bhc-2 g-thion maneb 2-5.6, Chemform brand anti-borer emulsion concentrate, Flight brand bhc 3-5-0 dust, Lindane 12-w, Patterson's 12% b h c wettable powder, Professional bhc e-1, Tifchem bhc - 11, ., Coumadin®, Agchem Bawsan, Amcal Pet Care, Bayer Le-San, Buntosan
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Crops / products generally treated with this product
Foliar insecticide
Scabies, head lice and pubic lice (crabs).
Also used as an oral anticoagulant or blood thinner
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Used to control
lepidoptera, insect pests, sometimes to control rodents
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Known risks associated with high exposure
Burning and itching of the skin, dryness and rash. Taken orally has been assosciated with with reaction s from dizziness to seizures.
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Other information
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Links
Wikipedia, Pesticideinfo
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Wockhardt’s buy to strengthen US marketLINDANE, a synthetic chemical initially developed as an agricultural insecticide and then formulated for medical use due to its antiparasitic efficacy against scabies and lice, could remain a weak point for Morton Grove and indirectly, Wockhardt. Source: bus.line, Date and Time of entry: 23 November 2007 10:17
Let sleeping bats lieSources at the Israel Mammal Center, run by the Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel, note that in the past, Israel bat population suffered serious harm when it was thought that the bats damaged fruit crops, and the caves were fumigated with LINDANE, an extremely toxic pesticide. Source: haaretz, Date and Time of entry: 23 November 2007 10:15
100 percent of pregnant women have at least one kind of pesticide in their placentaIn her study, through the analysis of the placentas, López studied the presence of 17 endocrine disruptive organochlorine pesticides (i.e., pesticides which interfere with the proper performance of the hormonal system). The results showed that the most frequent pesticides present in the placenta tissue are DDE (92.7%), LINDANE (74.8%), endosulfan diol (62.1%) y endosulfan-I (54.2%). Source: bio-news, Date and Time of entry: 23 May 2007 14:43
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