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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Alpha-hexachlorocyclohexane

Clinton 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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20

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
2018N/A00N/A
2019ND200ND

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2019-04-233029874001ND
2019-04-233029873001ND
2019-04-233029874003ND
2019-04-233029874002ND
2019-04-243030383001ND
2019-04-243030383002ND
2019-04-243030383003ND
2019-04-243030383004ND
2019-04-243030383006ND
2019-04-243030383005ND
2019-10-213065200001ND
2019-10-223065538002ND
2019-10-223065536001ND
2019-10-223065536002ND
2019-10-223065538001ND
2019-10-223065538003ND
2019-10-22200554213AND
2019-10-283066463002ND
2019-10-283066463003ND
2019-10-283066463001ND