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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Alpha-hexachlorocyclohexane

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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.

 

12

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
2019-09-1146547401ND
2019-09-1146547501ND
2019-09-1146547601ND
2019-09-1146547701ND
2019-09-1146547801ND
2019-09-1146547901ND
2020-03-0948953101ND
2020-03-0948953201ND
2020-03-0948953301ND
2020-03-0948953401ND
2020-03-1048953501ND
2020-03-1048953601ND