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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Alpha-hexachlorocyclohexane

Glen Burnie-Broadneck

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
2018N/A00N/A
2019N/A00N/A

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2020-01-154540606ND
2020-01-154540463ND
2020-01-154540285ND
2020-01-154540596ND
2020-07-144672735ND
2020-07-144672836ND
2020-07-144672641ND
2020-07-144672477ND