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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Alpha-hexachlorocyclohexane

Saint Louis Park

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.

 

10

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014N/A00N/A
2015N/A00N/A
2016N/A00N/A
2017N/A00N/A
2018ND100ND
2019N/A00N/A

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2018-03-133890051ND
2018-03-133890073ND
2018-03-133890087ND
2018-03-133890081ND
2018-04-103908909ND
2018-09-104051222ND
2018-09-104051229ND
2018-09-104051259ND
2018-09-104051363ND
2018-09-104051247ND