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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Alpha-hexachlorocyclohexane

Cal-am Water Company - Duarte

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.

 

18

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
2018ND80ND
2019ND100ND

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2018-10-1041666001ND
2018-10-1041665901ND
2018-10-1041665801ND
2018-10-1041813901ND
2018-10-1041665701ND
2018-10-1041813801ND
2018-10-1041665501ND
2018-10-1041665401ND
2019-03-1943522201ND
2019-04-0343792001ND
2019-04-0343793901ND
2019-04-0343792501ND
2019-04-0343792401ND
2019-04-0343792301ND
2019-04-0843792201ND
2019-04-0843792101ND
2019-04-2543793801ND
2019-09-1146366201ND