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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Alpha-hexachlorocyclohexane

NJ American Water - Raritan

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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28

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
2019ND140ND

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2019-08-0945920301ND
2019-08-0945921601ND
2019-08-0945921201ND
2019-08-1245920501ND
2019-08-1245921401ND
2019-08-1445920101ND
2019-08-1445921101ND
2019-08-1545921501ND
2019-09-1146819201ND
2019-09-1646819301ND
2019-09-1646764701ND
2019-09-2746997101ND
2019-11-1447258101ND
2019-11-1447258201ND
2020-02-1148566101ND
2020-02-1148565901ND
2020-02-1148566301ND
2020-02-1148565501ND
2020-02-1148565101ND
2020-02-1248566001ND
2020-02-1248565601ND
2020-02-1248566201ND
2020-02-1248565301ND
2020-02-1448565801ND
2020-02-1448565701ND
2020-03-0348565401ND
2020-05-1150003701ND
2020-05-1250003601ND