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Alpha-hexachlorocyclohexane

New Orleans Carrollton Waterworks

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.

 

6

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

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2020-03-10202003110260ND
2020-03-10202003110261ND
2020-06-17202006180243ND
2020-06-17202006180244ND
2020-09-14202009180197ND
2020-09-14202009180198ND