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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Alpha-hexachlorocyclohexane

Albuquerque Water System

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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35

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
2019ND340ND

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2019-03-14201903150282ND
2019-03-14201903150381ND
2019-03-14201903150288ND
2019-03-14201903150416ND
2019-03-18201903190368ND
2019-03-18201903190369ND
2019-06-19201906200256ND
2019-09-16201909170505ND
2019-09-16201909170484ND
2019-09-16201909170622ND
2019-09-16201909170632ND
2019-09-16201909170496ND
2019-09-18201909200153ND
2019-09-18201909190175ND
2019-09-18201909190176ND
2019-09-18201909190182ND
2019-09-18201909190183ND
2019-09-18201909190239ND
2019-09-19201909030346ND
2019-09-19201909200102ND
2019-09-19201909030340ND
2019-09-19201909030350ND
2019-09-19201909030335ND
2019-09-19201909030334ND
2019-09-23201909030337ND
2019-09-23201909030347ND
2019-10-29201910250044ND
2019-10-29201910250045ND
2019-10-29201910250046ND
2019-10-29201910250047ND
2019-10-29201910210344ND
2019-10-29201910250048ND
2019-10-29201910250043ND
2019-12-19201912200211ND
2020-05-06202005070401ND