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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Alpha-hexachlorocyclohexane

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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
2019ND20ND

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2019-10-224463745ND
2019-10-224463969ND
2020-03-234594554ND
2020-04-064603385ND
2020-04-064603319ND
2020-04-074604090ND
2020-09-144725146ND
2020-10-144751428ND
2020-10-144751330ND
2020-10-144751371ND