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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Alpha-hexachlorocyclohexane

Edina

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
2018ND80ND
2019N/A00N/A

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2018-03-143890693ND
2018-03-143890680ND
2018-03-143890758ND
2018-04-243920033ND
2018-09-174059695ND
2018-09-174059874ND
2018-09-174059892ND
2018-09-174059924ND