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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Alpha-hexachlorocyclohexane

Savannah - Main

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
2014N/A00N/A
2015N/A00N/A
2016N/A00N/A
2017N/A00N/A
2018N/A00N/A
2019ND100ND

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2019-06-1135474985001SEA1ND
2019-06-1135474985002SEA1ND
2019-06-1135474985003SEA1ND
2019-06-1135474985004SEA1ND
2019-06-1135474985005SEA1ND
2019-12-1035518263001SEA2ND
2019-12-1035518263002SEA2ND
2019-12-1035518263003SEA2ND
2019-12-1035518263004SEA2ND
2019-12-1035518263005SEA2ND