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Alpha-hexachlorocyclohexane

Ruston 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.

 

20

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND100ND
2019ND100ND
2020N/A00N/A
2021N/A00N/A
2022N/A00N/A
2023N/A00N/A

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2018-07-241807C17-001CND
2018-07-241807C17-003CND
2018-07-241807C17-002CND
2018-07-251807D10-001BND
2018-07-251807D10-005BND
2018-07-251807D10-002BND
2018-07-251807D10-004BND
2018-07-251807D10-003BND
2018-07-261807D97-001BND
2018-07-261807D97-002BND
2019-01-151901789-010BND
2019-01-151901789-001BND
2019-01-161901789-006BND
2019-01-161901789-002BND
2019-04-151904733-003AND
2019-04-151904733-004AND
2019-04-151904733-002AND
2019-04-151904733-005AND
2019-04-151904733-001AND
2019-04-151904733-006AND