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Alpha-hexachlorocyclohexane

Hampton Shaler Water Authority

NOTE: Hampton Shaler Water Authority purchases water from West View Water Authority which is required to test for alpha-hexachlorocyclohexane. Sample information shown below was taken by West View Water 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.

 

3

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND10ND
2019ND30ND
2020ND20ND
2021N/A00N/A
2022N/A00N/A
2023N/A00N/A

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

NOTE: Hampton Shaler Water Authority purchases water from West View Water Authority which is required to test for alpha-hexachlorocyclohexane. Sample information shown below was taken by West View Water Authority.

Date Lab ID Result
2018-08-06U8H0035-01ND
2019-01-21U9A0039-01ND
2019-02-06U9B0007-01ND