| 11. | By comparison, the state of California imposes a lower MCL for lindane of 19 ppt.
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| 12. | There are traces of heavy metals like copper and pesticides like endosulphan and lindane in it.
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| 13. | It is a byproduct of the production of the insecticide lindane ( ?-HCH ).
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| 14. | Do not use a shampoo with Lindane as the active ingredient unless specifically prescribed by a physician.
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| 15. | In 1993, another patient-advocacy group urged that lindane be banned as cancer-causing.
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| 16. | Lindane is not as effective as the other treatments, and has the potential for dangerous side effects.
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| 17. | Resistance of head lice to insecticides such as lindane, malathion, phenothrin and permethrin has been reported.
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| 18. | In humans, lindane affects the nervous system, liver and kidneys, and may well be a carcinogen.
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| 19. | By November 2006, the use of lindane had been banned in 52 countries and restricted in 33 others.
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| 20. | Lindane in soil can leach to surface and even ground water, and can bioaccumulate in the food chain.
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