The γ isomer of hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH), also known as lindane, is a carcinogenic persistent organic pollutant. Lindane was used worldwide an agricultural insecticide. Legacy soil and groundwater contamination with lindane other HCH isomers still big concern. biotic reductive dechlorination to nondesirable toxic lower chlorinated compounds such monochlorobenzene (MCB) benzene, among others,...

BACKGROUND Permethrin, a pyrethroid insecticide, is not yet available in Iran and may be a useful substitute for the control of scabies in Iran. AIM To compare the efficacy of topical lindane with topical permethrin in the treatment of scabies in a population in Iran. METHODS In a double-blind, randomized study, all consecutive patients with scabies were randomized into two groups. One grou...

The aim of our study was to investigate the possible involvement of acetylcholinesterase (AchE) in mediating the early phase of acute lindane neurotoxicity in rats. Male Wistar rats (n = 48) were divided into following groups: 1. control, saline-treated group; 2. dimethylsulfoxidetreated group; 3. group that received lindane dissolved in dimethylsulfoxide, in a dose of 8 mg/kg intraperitoneally...

OBJECTIVE To compare the therapeutic efficacy and safety of ivermectin and lindane for the treatment of human scabies. DESIGN Randomized, prospective, controlled, double-blind, "double-dummy," and parallel clinical study. SETTING A single department of dermatology at a hospital in Buenos Aires, Argentina. PATIENTS Patients were outpatients, hospitalized patients, and those referred to our...

The release of the organochlorine pesticide lindane (γ-hexachlorocyclohexane) from several types of contaminated building materials was studied to assess inhalation hazard and decontamination requirements in response to accidental and/or intentional spills. The materials included glass, polypropylene carpet, latex-painted drywall, ceramic tiles, vinyl floor tiles, and gypsum ceiling tiles. For ...

Thus far, zero-valent iron has been studied mostly for the degradation of structurally simple oneand two-carbon halogenated organic contaminants such as chlorinated methanes, ethanes, and ethenes. In this research, laboratory synthesized particles of nanoscale iron were explored to degrade lindane, also known as -hexachlorocyclohexane, a formerly widely utilized pesticide and well-documented pe...

background : lindane is an insecticide which is used in commercial insecticides and food containers. caseâ presentation : herein, we reported on a 62-year-old man with liver cirrhosis 12 years after continuous exposure to lindane gas.the diagnostic workup showed no other possible cause, and findings of liver scintigraphy and clinical manifestations were compatible with substance-induced cirrhos...

Fungi are usually involved in degradation/deterioration of many anthropogenic wastes due to their verse enzyme secretions and adaptive capabilities. In this study, five dominant fungal strains were isolated from an aged lindane polluted site, they were all mixed (100 mg each) together with pent mushroom compost (SMC) and applied to lindane polluted soil (5 kg) at 10, 20, 30, 40% and control 0% ...

The influence of lindane upon the dynamic properties of plasma membranes from rat ventral prostate has been investigated using a fluorescence polarization technique. Preincubation with lindane decreased the fluorescence polarization in a dose dependent manner. This effect, which is associated with an increased membrane fluidity, occurred in a very short period of time. Lindane also provoked a n...

The effects of different diets (high carbohydrate, high protein, high fat) and diets contaminated with polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and/or gamma-hexachlorocyclohexane (lindane) on the levels of serum triglycerides, cholesterol and phospholipids were investigated in Wistar rats. Serum triglyceride levels differed significantly among the diets, while those of cholesterol and phospholipids wer...