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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Alpha-hexachlorocyclohexane

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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
2018N/A00N/A
2019ND100ND

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2019-03-137082277005SEA1ND
2019-03-187082679002SEA1ND
2019-03-227083313004SEA1ND
2019-03-257083363003SEA1ND
2019-06-117093029001SEA1ND
2019-10-2170109169001SEA2ND
2019-10-2170109169002SEA2ND
2019-10-2370109465006SEA2ND
2019-10-2470109675001SEA2ND
2019-10-2570109784001SEA2ND