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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Alpha-hexachlorocyclohexane

Anoka

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.

 

8

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
2018ND80ND
2019N/A00N/A

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2018-01-173854496ND
2018-03-263898841ND
2018-03-263899191ND
2018-03-263899192ND
2018-07-254001219ND
2018-07-254001231ND
2018-07-254001176ND
2018-07-254001000ND