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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Alpha-hexachlorocyclohexane

Albany

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.

 

10

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
2018N/A00N/A
2019ND50ND

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2019-07-1835483330001SEA1ND
2019-07-1835483330002SEA1ND
2019-07-1835483330003SEA1ND
2019-07-1835483330004SEA1ND
2019-08-2835494107001SEA1ND
2020-01-0935523262001SEA2ND
2020-02-1235530527003SEA2ND
2020-02-1235530527004SEA2ND
2020-02-1235530527002SEA2ND
2020-02-1235530527001SEA2ND