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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Alpha-hexachlorocyclohexane

Ramsey Water Department

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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14

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
2019ND60ND

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2019-10-0970108021005SEA1ND
2019-10-0970108021010SEA1ND
2019-10-0970108021006SEA1ND
2019-10-0970108021007SEA1ND
2019-10-0970108021008SEA1ND
2019-10-0970108021009SEA1ND
2020-01-0870117741005SEA2ND
2020-04-1470128106005SEA2ND
2020-04-1470128106010SEA3ND
2020-04-1470128106006SEA2ND
2020-04-1470128106007SEA2ND
2020-04-1470128106008SEA2ND
2020-04-1470128106009SEA2ND
2020-07-0670137071005SEA4ND