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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Alpha-hexachlorocyclohexane

Golden State Water Company (GSWC) - Norwalk

Alpha-HCH is a byproduct of the production of the insecticide lindane, which is no longer used in the U.S. The International Agency for Research on Cancer has classified all forms of this chemical as possibly carcinogenic to humans.

 

10

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2013N/A00N/A
2014N/A00N/A
2015N/A00N/A
2016N/A00N/A
2017N/A00N/A
2018N/A00N/A
2019N/A00N/A

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2020-02-04202002040656ND
2020-02-04202002040643ND
2020-02-04202002040652ND
2020-02-05202002050621ND
2020-05-11202005110646ND
2020-08-10202008100263ND
2020-08-10202008100308ND
2020-08-10202008100261ND
2020-08-10202008100262ND
2020-11-09202011090257ND