lindane
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a white crystalline powder used as an agricultural insecticide
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mercury
material
drug
substance
thereof
PFOS
hexachlorocyclohexane
Kwell
gammaxene
gammexane
hch
gamma-hexachlorocyclohexane
gammallin
scabene
gammalin
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Advertisements for lindane, to take one example, contain no suggestion that the chemical is dangerous.
Packaged foods in warehouses are subjected to repeated aerosol treatments with DDT, lindane, and other insecticides, which may penetrate the packaging materials and occur in measurable quantities on the foods.
Lindane is effective, but concerns over potential neurotoxicity has limited its availability in many countries.