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Lindane profile
Lindane is known to be a persistent organic pesticide
that accumulates in the body fat of living organisms. As all other persistent organic
substances lindane can migrate over long distances and thus is found throughout the global
environment including human tissues. Lindane has been banned in many countries, India and
Romania remain the only producers of this toxic chemical. In many countries where lindane
is still in use it faces pressure for phase out and substitution.
IPEN public organizations regard lindane as a candidate
to be listed in Anexes under Stockholm Convention. The proposed questionnaire will
facilitate NGOs to collect information concerning lindane production and use. IPEN
Pesticide Working Group will summarise country specific information and prepare a report
for POPs Review Committee for taking a decision for listing lindane in Anexes under the
Convention.
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1. Does your country use Lindane? |
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2. If no, is there an intention to start using it
in agriculture or health sector? |
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3. If yes, then what are its registered usage in
your country? For instances in agriculture (which crops?) /health programmes (as
ecto-parasite in lice control, malaria programme). |
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4. Which agency or agencies regulate the use of
Lindane? (Ministry of Public Health (or related agencies), Ministry of Environment (or
related agencies), Ministry of agriculture (or related agencies), etc.) |
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5. How much Lindane is used, preferably give break
up of use in different sectors-agriculture/health? Are Lindane shampoos and soaps
available over the counter or by a doctors prescription only? |
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6. Is Lindane (formulation) imported in your
country? If yes, from where? (Since technical grade Lindane is only manufactured in India
and Romania, countries will either have to import technical grade or formulated lindane
products.) |
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7. Are there lindane formulators in your country?
If yes, please give names and addresses of the company? What is their size of operation
for lindane formulation? |
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8. Please give names of products in your country
which contain Lindane (trade names). |
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9. Are you, other NGOs, your national authorities,
farmers, agricultural workers and consumers aware of toxicity of Lindane and its effects
on human health, wildlife and the environment? |
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10. Do you have any case studies carried out in
your country which prove the toxicity of lindane or evidence of lindane's health effects?
Which organisation (national, international, public, commercial) has conducted this
research? Was it made public? If yes, was there any feedback? |
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11.Is there any anti-lindane campaign or
anti-pesticide campaign (including pro-organic food/farming) in your country? Are there
any initiatives in your country aimed to substitute lindane with an environmentally sound
alternative? |
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12. What kind of information material do you need
to promote awareness about harmful effects of lindane and promotion of safer non-chemical
alternatives/substitutes (Booklets, brochures, PSA, posters, medical data, etc.)? Do you
have IPEN's Lindane briefing paper? |
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13. Will your country support the need to include
lindane in the list new POPs chemicals for elimination under the Stockholm Convention?
What is your opinion based on (personal estimation, estimation of your NGO, interview with
national, regional or local authorities?) |
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