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Alpha-hexachlorocyclohexane

LPWDN North Region

NOTE: LPWDN North Region purchases water from Lafayette Utilities Water System which is required to test for alpha-hexachlorocyclohexane. Sample information shown below was taken by Lafayette Utilities Water System.

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
2018N/A00N/A
2019ND20ND
2020N/A00N/A
2021N/A00N/A
2022N/A00N/A
2023N/A00N/A

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

NOTE: LPWDN North Region purchases water from Lafayette Utilities Water System which is required to test for alpha-hexachlorocyclohexane. Sample information shown below was taken by Lafayette Utilities Water System.

Date Lab ID Result
2019-01-29A9B0038-01ND
2019-01-29A9B0038-02ND
2019-01-29A9B0038-03ND
2019-01-3035445686001SEA1ND
2019-01-3035445686002SEA1ND
2019-07-2935485579001SEA2ND
2019-07-2935485579002SEA2ND
2019-07-3035485896001SEA2ND
2019-07-3035485896002SEA2ND
2019-07-3135486207001SEA2ND