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lindane::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | insect powder, insecticide |
| Has types | kwell |
Examples of lindane
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About 50 other countries already ban or restrict the agricultural use of lindane.
From the usatoday.com
The lorry contained drums of lindane and DDT made in the former East Germany.
From the newscientist.com
The FDA says lindane products are useful as a last resort against head lice and scabies.
From the usatoday.com
A bill would bar the use of lindane treatments on pregnant women and children under 16.
From the usatoday.com
Another is lindane, a pesticide widely used in combating head lice.
From the washingtontimes.com
For example, the pesticide lindane often contains beta-HCH, but lindane breaks down faster.
From the sciencedaily.com
Eleven years ago, she says, she used a prescription shampoo containing lindane on her 7-year-old son.
From the usatoday.com
With no picture for the featured article today, the lindane graphic makes the main page look a bit bland.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Of the pharmaceutical components found in drinking water, the EPA only regulates lindane and perchlorate.
From the en.wikipedia.org
- A white crystalline powder used as an agricultural insecticide
- Lindane, also known as gamma-hexachlorocyclohexane, (u03B3-HCH), gammaxene, Gammallin and sometimes incorrectly called benzene hexachloride (BHC), is an organochlorine chemical variant of hexachlorocyclohexane that has been used both as an agricultural insecticide and as a pharmaceutical treatment for lice and scabies.
- A pesticide that causes adverse health effects in domestic water supplies and is toxic to freshwater fish and aquatic life.
- Toxic. Readily absorbed through the skin. Known to cause convulsions and seizures. Animal carcinogenic. Found in head-lice treatments (shampoos).
