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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Alpha-hexachlorocyclohexane

South Brunswick Twp W

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.

 

7

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
2018ND70ND
2019N/A00N/A

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2018-06-257056172001SEA1ND
2018-06-257056172002SEA1ND
2018-06-257056172003SEA1ND
2018-07-237059370005SEA2ND
2018-07-237059370006SEA2ND
2018-07-237059370007SEA3ND
2018-10-187068538007SEA4ND