Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Hexachlorocyclopentadiene

Town of Hampstead

Hexachlorocyclopentadiene was historically used for the manufacture of currently banned pesticides, such as endrin, dieldrin and chlordane. It’s still used for production of flame retardants, resins and plastics.

 

17

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND60ND
2019N/A00N/A
2020ND10ND
2021ND80ND
2022ND20ND
2023N/A00N/A

ppb = parts per billion

State, National, and Health Guidelines for Drinking Water

EWG Health Guideline: 2 ppb

The EWG Health Guideline of 2 ppb for hexachlorocyclopentadiene was defined by the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment as a public health goal, the level of a drinking water contaminant that does not pose a significant health risk. This health guideline protects against harm to the stomach and intestines.

EPA Maximum Contaminant
Level (MCL): 50 ppb

The legal limit for hexachlorocyclopentadiene, established in 1992, was based on a toxicity study in laboratory animals conducted in the 1980s.

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2018-10-02E19001152003ND
2018-10-02E19001152005ND
2018-10-02E19001152007ND
2018-10-02E19001152009ND
2018-10-02E19001152011ND
2018-10-02E19001152001ND
2020-07-29E21000293001ND
2021-01-31E21001849001ND
2021-04-08E22000815006ND
2021-06-03E21003569001ND
2021-06-03E21003570001ND
2021-09-08E22000815001ND
2021-09-08E22000815011ND
2021-09-08E22000815016ND
2021-09-08E22000815021ND
2022-05-25E2201063601ND
2022-08-03E2300023805ND