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Alpha-hexachlorocyclohexane

Otwell Water Corporation

NOTE: Otwell Water Corporation purchases water from Patoka Lake Regional Water which is required to test for alpha-hexachlorocyclohexane. Sample information shown below was taken by Patoka Lake Regional Water.

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
2018N/A00N/A
2019ND60ND
2020N/A00N/A
2021N/A00N/A
2022N/A00N/A
2023N/A00N/A

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

NOTE: Otwell Water Corporation purchases water from Patoka Lake Regional Water which is required to test for alpha-hexachlorocyclohexane. Sample information shown below was taken by Patoka Lake Regional Water.

Date Lab ID Result
2019-03-204233305ND
2019-06-184329219ND
2019-09-174424864ND
2019-12-174518168ND