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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Alpha-hexachlorocyclohexane

Golden State Water Company (GSWC) - Artesia

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
2013N/A00N/A
2014N/A00N/A
2015N/A00N/A
2016N/A00N/A
2017N/A00N/A
2018ND100ND
2019N/A00N/A

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2018-05-16201805161089ND
2018-05-16201805161091ND
2018-05-16201805161093ND
2018-05-16201805161095ND
2018-05-16201805161098ND
2018-11-05201811050368ND
2018-11-05201811050370ND
2018-11-05201811050372ND
2018-11-05201811050374ND
2018-11-05201811050377ND