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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Alpha-hexachlorocyclohexane

Epcor Water New Mexico Inc Clovis

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.

 

10

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
2018ND100ND
2019N/A00N/A

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2018-10-08201810090543ND
2018-10-08201810090446ND
2018-10-08201810090432ND
2018-10-08201810090544ND
2018-10-08201810090468ND
2018-10-09201810101056ND
2018-11-05201811060348ND
2018-11-07201811080698ND
2018-11-07201811080699ND
2018-11-07201811080700ND