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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Alpha-hexachlorocyclohexane

Northeast Alabama Water System

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.

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17

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014N/A00N/A
2015N/A00N/A
2016N/A00N/A
2017N/A00N/A
2018N/A00N/A
2019ND60ND

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2019-10-0135502092001SEA1ND
2019-10-0135502092002SEA1ND
2019-10-0135502092003SEA1ND
2019-10-0135502092006SEA1ND
2019-10-0135502092004SEA1ND
2019-10-0135502092005SEA1ND
2020-04-2935546956001SEA3ND
2020-04-2935546956002SEA3ND
2020-04-2935546956006SEA3ND
2020-04-2935546956003SEA3ND
2020-04-2935546956004SEA2ND
2020-04-2935546956005SEA3ND
2020-07-0935562325005SEA4ND
2020-07-0935562325004SEA4ND
2020-07-0935562325003SEA4ND
2020-07-0935562325002SEA4ND
2020-07-0935562325001SEA4ND