The NIOSH Pocket Guide describes lindane as a white-to-yellow crystalline pesticide powder and identifies inhalation, skin absorption, ingestion, skin, and eye contact routes; reported effects include irritation, headache, nausea, convulsions, breathing difficulty, cyanosis, aplastic anemia, muscle spasm, and liver and kidney damage in animals.
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Exposure Limits; Physical Description; Exposure Routes; Symptoms · 1
Exposure Limits; Physical Description; Exposure Routes; Symptoms · 1
Physical Description White to yellow, crystalline powder with a slight, musty odor. [pesticide] Exposure Routes inhalation, skin absorption, ingestion, skin and/or eye contact. Symptoms irritation eyes, skin, nose, throat; headache; nausea; clonic convulsions; resp difficulty; cyanosis; aplastic anemia; muscle spasm; In Animals: liver, kidney damage.