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Alpha-hexachlorocyclohexane

Paw Blue Mountain Division

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.

 

6

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
2019ND30ND
2020ND30ND
2021N/A00N/A
2022N/A00N/A
2023N/A00N/A

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2019-08-0535489528001SEA1ND
2019-08-0535489525001SEA1ND
2019-11-1147364201ND
2020-02-1048490101ND
2020-02-1048490201ND
2020-05-1149908001ND