CAS Number
58-89-9
Synonym
Gamma benzene hexachloride; Gamma-BHC; Gamma-hexachlorocyclohexane; Lindane; 1,2,3,4,5,6-hexachlorocyclohexane; EPA Pesticide Code: 009001
Occurrence/Use
Insecticide, miticide. Agricultural use in the US ended 2007; the Stockholm Convention (2009) banned production and agricultural use, but pharmaceutical use is allowed until 2015. Pharmaceutical uses have been banned in California since 2002.