Aquatic Pollution and Coastal Management

4.9.1.2.Drins and Lindane

Unit 4 : Pesticide pollution

4.9.1.2.Drins
These belong to a class of closely related, highly toxic organo chlorine pesticides. This group of insecticides include aldrin, diedrine endrin and heptachlor. These are used to control pests in vegetables, fruits cereal grains and cotton. Endosulfan is applied to control pests on cashew plantations in India.

Lindane ( Hexachloro Cyclohexame - HCH)
Lindane has been used to protect crop seeds from insects, for pest control in forests, on livestock and house hold pests for control of ticks and other pests and in homes to control ants and other household pests. It is also the active ingredient in many medicated shampoos and soaps to control head lice and scabies.