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Alpha-hexachlorocyclohexane

University of Connecticut - Main Campus

NOTE: University of Connecticut - Main Campus purchases water from Connecticut Water Company - Northern Region-Western System which is required to test for alpha-hexachlorocyclohexane. Sample information shown below was taken by Connecticut Water Company - Northern Region-Western System.

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.

 

14

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018N/A00N/A
2019ND110ND
2020ND20ND
2021N/A00N/A
2022N/A00N/A
2023N/A00N/A

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

NOTE: University of Connecticut - Main Campus purchases water from Connecticut Water Company - Northern Region-Western System which is required to test for alpha-hexachlorocyclohexane. Sample information shown below was taken by Connecticut Water Company - Northern Region-Western System.

Date Lab ID Result
2019-05-15200532407AND
2019-05-15200532408AND
2019-05-15200532409AND
2019-05-23200533459AND
2019-08-12200544380AND
2019-09-05200547741AND
2019-09-05200547742AND
2019-11-06200555609AND
2019-11-06200555610AND
2019-11-08200557681AND
2019-11-12200556096AND
2020-02-05200565041AND
2020-06-16200579556AND
2020-06-16200579577AND