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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Alpha-hexachlorocyclohexane

Golden State Water Company - West Orange

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.

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31

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
2018ND60ND
2019ND250ND

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2018-05-0818050200-02-0022ND
2018-06-26201807030710FND
2018-10-24201810240291ND
2018-10-24201810240294FND
2018-12-12201812120363FND
2018-12-12201812120360ND
2019-06-2519060613-03ND
2019-06-2519060609-03ND
2019-06-2519060617-03ND
2019-06-2519060611-03ND
2019-06-2519060606-03ND
2019-06-2519060610-03ND
2019-06-2519060607-03ND
2019-06-2519060608-03ND
2019-06-2519060612-03ND
2019-06-2519060614-03ND
2019-06-2519060615-03ND
2019-06-2519060616-03ND
2019-12-0919120276-03ND
2019-12-0919120275-03ND
2019-12-0919120278-03ND
2019-12-0919120282-03ND
2019-12-0919120281-03ND
2019-12-0919120279-03ND
2019-12-0919120277-03ND
2019-12-0919120283-03ND
2019-12-0919120280-03ND
2019-12-1019120315-03ND
2019-12-1019120314-03ND
2019-12-1019120313-03ND
2019-12-1219120407-03ND