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What (who) is lindane - definition

ORGANOCHLORINE CHEMICAL AND AN ISOMER OF HEXACHLOROCYCLOHEXANE

Gamma-Hexachlorocyclohexane; Benzine hexachloride; Gamma benzene hexachloride; Kwell; Hexachlorocyclohexane, gamma; Gamma-hexachlorocyclohexane; 1,2,3,4,5,6-hexachlorocyclohexane; Gamma HCH; Gamma-HCH; Gamma-hexachlorocyclohexane degradation; Gammallin; Gammexane; ATC code P03AB02; ATCvet code QP53AB02; ATCvet code QS02QA01; Aalindan; Aficide; Agrocide; Agrocide III; Agrocide WP; Ameisenmittel merck; Ameisentod; Aparasin; Aphtiria; Aplidal; Arbitex; Atlas steward; Ben-Hex; Bentox 10; Bexol; Celanex; Chloresene; Codechine; Detmol-Extrakt; Dol Granule; Drilltox-Spezial Aglukon; Entomoxan; Esoderm; Fumite lindane; Gamacid; Gamene; Gamma-BHC dust; Gamma-Col; Gamma-HCH dust; Gammalin; Gammalin 20; Gammasan; Gammaterr; Gexane; Heclotox; Hexachloran; Hexachlorane; Hexatox; Hexaverm; Hexicide; Hexit; Hexyclan; Isotox; Jacutin; Kokotine; Lendine; Lentox; Lidenal; Lindafor; Lindatox; Lindosep; Lintox; Linvur; Lorexane; Milbol 49; Mszycol; Neo-Scabicidol; New kotol; Nexen FB; Nexit-Stark; Nexol-E; Nicochloran; Omnitox; Ovadziak; Owadziak; PMS Lindane; Pedraczak; Pflanzol; Quellada; Sang-«gamma»; Scabene; Scabene lotion; Spritz-Rapidin; Spruehpflanzol; Streunex; TAP 85; Tri-6; Beta-Lindane; Gamma-BHC; Γ-BCH; Gammaxene

lindane

['l?nde?n]

¦ noun a synthetic insecticide, now restricted in use owing to its persistence in the environment.

Origin

1940s: named after the Dutch chemist Teunis van der Linden.

hexit

<jargon> /hek'sit/ A hexadecimal digit (0-9, and A-F or a-f). Used by people who claim that there are only *ten* digits, sixteen-fingered human beings being rather rare, despite what some keyboard designs might seem to imply (see space-cadet keyboard). [Jargon File] (1996-03-09)

gamma-HCH

¦ noun another term for lindane.

Origin

HCH from hexachlorocyclohexane.

Wikipedia

Lindane

Lindane, also known as gamma-hexachlorocyclohexane (γ-HCH), gammaxene, Gammallin and benzene hexachloride (BHC), is an organochlorine chemical and an isomer of hexachlorocyclohexane that has been used both as an agricultural insecticide and as a pharmaceutical treatment for lice and scabies.

Lindane is a neurotoxin that interferes with GABA neurotransmitter function by interacting with the GABA_A receptor-chloride channel complex at the picrotoxin binding site. In humans, lindane affects the nervous system, liver, and kidneys, and may well be a carcinogen. Whether lindane is an endocrine disruptor is unclear.

The World Health Organization classifies lindane as "moderately hazardous", and its international trade is restricted and regulated under the Rotterdam Convention on Prior Informed Consent. In 2009, the production and agricultural use of lindane was banned under the Stockholm Convention on persistent organic pollutants. A specific exemption to that ban allows it to continue to be used as a second-line pharmaceutical treatment for lice and scabies.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lindane

Examples of use of lindane

1. We found Lindane, Chlorpyrifos, Malathion and Heptachlor.

2. California banned the use of the chemical lindane in the treatment of head lice because of fears that it was polluting sanitation systems and causing side effects.

3. Dodgy chickpeas The Hellenic Food Authority (EFET) yesterday called for the withdrawal of chickpeas manufactured by the firm 3Alpha after tests on a batch sent to the supermarket chain AB Vassilopoulos discovered traces of the banned pesticide Lindane.

4. Although some of the sprays being used at the time have been withdrawn on U.S. and British farms, others – including the fungicide captan and the insecticide lindane – are still sprayed on crops.

5. Britain is experiencing an epidemic of head lice, with ten per cent of children carrying them at any time Alternatively, try an insecticide lotion, such as Full Marks, which is available over the counter at your chemist or by prescription, or for the really strong stuff, products such as Lindane or Malathion.