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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Alpha-hexachlorocyclohexane

Far West Water & Sewer Inc

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
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
2020-04-2835546389001SEA2ND
2020-07-1435563138008SEA2ND
2020-07-1435563138009SEA2ND
2020-07-1435563138001SEA2ND
2020-07-1435563138010SEA2ND
2020-07-1435563138002SEA3ND
2020-10-0735583229001SEA4ND