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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Alpha-hexachlorocyclohexane

Westchester Joint Water Works

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.

 

8

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
2018ND10ND
2019ND70ND

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2018-10-127067841001SEA1ND
2019-01-147076522001SEA2ND
2019-01-147076522002SEA2ND
2019-02-217080340001SEA1ND
2019-05-017087950001SEA3ND
2019-05-217090670001SEA3ND
2019-06-127093461011SEA4ND
2019-06-127093461012SEA4ND