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Alpha-hexachlorocyclohexane

City of Hillsboro

NOTE: City of Hillsboro purchases water from Joint Water Commission which is required to test for alpha-hexachlorocyclohexane. Sample information shown below was taken by Joint Water Commission.

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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Samples

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Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

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Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018N/A00N/A
2019ND40ND
2020N/A00N/A
2021N/A00N/A
2022N/A00N/A
2023N/A00N/A

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

NOTE: City of Hillsboro purchases water from Joint Water Commission which is required to test for alpha-hexachlorocyclohexane. Sample information shown below was taken by Joint Water Commission.

Date Lab ID Result