Where in California are environmental problems being caused by lindane?
Sewerage agencies that serve the City of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Sacramento County, Sonoma County, the Inland Empire, and the Cities of Woodland, Lodi, Merced, and Vacaville all have excessive amounts of lindane entering their systems. Together these agencies serve 11 million people, representing over 30% of Californias population. More sewerage agencies are expected to be impacted as new, more stringent water quality standards promulgated by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in May 2000 are implemented in wastewater discharge permits. How can lindane be stopped from entering the environment? Since lindane usage is restricted, the treatment of head lice and scabies represents essentially the only source of lindane to sewerage systems. The only way to stop lindane from entering sewers and thus water bodies is to stop medical usage of lindane. Otherwise, very costly treatment will have to be installed to remove lindane. The average cost to remove lindane from a single hea
