Document ID: EPA-HQ-OPP-2002-0202-0015
Agency: epa
Document Type: Supporting & Related Material
Title: 
Posted Date: 2002-08-14T04:00Z

PC
Code:
009001
DP
Code:
D283648
MEMORANDUM
DATE:
July
31,
2002
SUBJECT:
Correction
in
Qualitative
Assessment
of
Long­
range
Transport
and
Atmospheric
Deposition
of
Lindane
to
Great
Lakes
TO:
Betty
Shackleford,
Branch
Chief
M.
Howard,
Team
Leader
Reregistration
Branch
III
Special
Review
and
Reregistration
Division
(7508C)

FROM:
Faruque
A.
Khan,
Ph.
D.,
Environmental
Scientist
Environmental
Fate
and
Effects
Division
(7507C)

THROUGH:
Mah
T.
Shamim,
Ph.
D.,
Chief
Environmental
Risk
Branch
V
Environmental
Fate
and
Effects
Division
(7507C)

This
memo
presents
a
correction
to
the
memorandum
titled
"Qualitative
Assessment
of
Long­
range
Transport
and
Atmospheric
Deposition
of
Lindane
to
the
Great
Lakes"
dated
June
22,
2002.
In
the
1
st
paragraph
of
page
2,
the
last
sentence
"In
contrast,
the
flows
for
lindane
remain
relatively
stable
since
their
decrease
in
1995
due
to
restricted
use
of
lindane
and
the
ban
of
 
­HCH,
which
also
contain
10 
18%
of
 
­HCH
isomer
(USEPA,
1998)"
should
read
as
follows:
In
contrast,
the
flows
for
lindane
remain
relatively
stable
since
their
decrease
in
1995
due
to
restricted
use
of
lindane
and
the
ban
of
technical­
grade
HCH,
consists
of
mainly
 
­HCH
5570
 
­HCH
(10­
18%)
and
trace
amounts
of
 
­
 
­
and

­HCH
isomers
(5­
14%)
(USEPA,
1998).