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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Alpha-hexachlorocyclohexane

Aqua Pa Roaring Creek 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
2014N/A00N/A
2015N/A00N/A
2016N/A00N/A
2017N/A00N/A
2018ND60ND
2019N/A00N/A

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2018-03-207045976008SEA1ND
2018-03-207045977001SEA1ND
2018-06-203972372ND
2018-09-254068735ND
2018-09-254068731ND
2018-12-124148271ND