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Alpha-hexachlorocyclohexane

Upper Southampton Mun Authority

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
2018N/A00N/A
2019N/A00N/A
2020ND80ND
2021N/A00N/A
2022N/A00N/A
2023N/A00N/A

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2020-02-254573864ND
2020-02-254573868ND
2020-02-254573872ND
2020-05-214633990ND
2020-08-124699439ND
2020-08-124699443ND
2020-08-124699447ND
2020-11-124776662ND