Lindane or gamma 1α,2α,3β,4α,5α,6β-hexachlorocyclohexane is an organochlorine insecticide, persistent in soils and aquifers, lipophilic, chemically and biochemically inert that accumulates along the human food chain. It is commonly used on a wide variety of crops, in warehouses, in public health to control insect-borne diseases, and (with fungicides) as a seed treatment. Lindane is also presently used in lotion...
Lindane is an organochlorine persistent insecticide, lipophilic, chemically and biochemically stable, detected in the atmosphere, groundwater, sediments and soil. The literature describes this compound as toxic and able to affect animal reproduction and development. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of lindane in the wild-type S. cerevisiae UE-ME3 of Alentejo, Portugal, a unicellular eukaryotic ...
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