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Alpha-hexachlorocyclohexane

East Lyme Water & Sewer Commission

NOTE: East Lyme Water & Sewer Commission purchases water from New London Department of Public Utilities which is required to test for alpha-hexachlorocyclohexane. Sample information shown below was taken by New London Department of Public Utilities.

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.

 

4

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND10ND
2019ND60ND
2020N/A00N/A
2021N/A00N/A
2022N/A00N/A
2023N/A00N/A

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

NOTE: East Lyme Water & Sewer Commission purchases water from New London Department of Public Utilities which is required to test for alpha-hexachlorocyclohexane. Sample information shown below was taken by New London Department of Public Utilities.

Date Lab ID Result
2019-01-084168227ND
2019-04-034247656ND
2019-07-104349148ND
2019-10-224463944ND