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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Alpha-hexachlorocyclohexane

NJ American Water - Atlantic County

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.

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26

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

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2020-01-0848049701ND
2020-01-0948050101ND
2020-01-2248049801ND
2020-01-2348049901ND
2020-02-0648545701ND
2020-02-1148545301ND
2020-02-1148545501ND
2020-02-1948545401ND
2020-05-0649511101ND
2020-05-1249984001ND
2020-05-1249983901ND
2020-06-1749984101ND
2020-07-0850707101ND
2020-07-1350707201ND
2020-07-1650707301ND
2020-07-2050707501ND
2020-08-0751395501ND
2020-08-1151395401ND
2020-08-1751395701ND
2020-08-1951395301ND
2020-08-2151395601ND
2020-09-2552282501ND
2020-09-2552282401ND
2020-10-0252191901ND
2020-11-1752502501ND
2020-12-0752502401ND