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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Alpha-hexachlorocyclohexane

University of Kansas

NOTE: University of Kansas purchases water from City of Lawrence which is required to test for alpha-hexachlorocyclohexane. Sample information shown below was taken by City of Lawrence.

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
2013N/A00N/A
2014N/A00N/A
2015N/A00N/A
2016N/A00N/A
2017N/A00N/A
2018ND40ND
2019ND40ND

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

NOTE: University of Kansas purchases water from City of Lawrence which is required to test for alpha-hexachlorocyclohexane. Sample information shown below was taken by City of Lawrence.

Date Lab ID Result
2018-09-054048376ND
2018-09-054048380ND
2018-12-034138471ND
2018-12-034139312ND
2019-03-054216842ND
2019-03-054216838ND
2019-06-044313082ND
2019-06-044313060ND