Lindane Locks and Toxic Blocks Tags: lindane, toxic chemicals,
toy testing Formaldehyde in our clothes? Cadmium in our kids’
jewelry? Flame retardants in our furniture? Our children are
being exposed to toxic chemicals everywhere. Toys, garden hoses,
car interiors – it seems like everything we use is threatening
children’s environmental health. Even doctors can be putting our
children at risk of toxic chemical exposure! Lindane, a
pharmaceutical pesticide used sometimes to treat head lice and
scabies, is a toxic chemical that can cause neurologic effects
such as seizure, headache, and dizziness. It is banned in 52
countries and in California. It is no longer used in agriculture
or in the military, but it can still be used on our children,
even though many safer alternatives exist! Lindane has also made
its way into our Great Lakes and fish. Senate Bill 867,
introduced by Senator Rick Jones in fall 2011, would allow that
lindane only be used in Michigan as a last-ditch effort by
physicians in their offices. Th