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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Alpha-hexachlorocyclohexane

Naval Station Washington - WNY

NOTE: Naval Station Washington - WNY purchases water from D.C. Water and Sewer Authority which is required to test for alpha-hexachlorocyclohexane. Sample information shown below was taken by D.C. Water and Sewer Authority.

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.

 

8

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014N/A00N/A
2015N/A00N/A
2016N/A00N/A
2017N/A00N/A
2018ND80ND
2019ND30ND

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

NOTE: Naval Station Washington - WNY purchases water from D.C. Water and Sewer Authority which is required to test for alpha-hexachlorocyclohexane. Sample information shown below was taken by D.C. Water and Sewer Authority.

Date Lab ID Result
2018-02-14201802160468ND
2018-02-14201802160469ND
2018-05-14201805161193ND
2018-05-14201805161194ND
2018-08-15201808170408ND
2018-08-15201808170409ND
2018-11-14201811160374ND
2018-11-14201811160420ND