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Alpha-hexachlorocyclohexane

Western Allegheny County Mun A

NOTE: Western Allegheny County Mun A purchases water from Pennsylvania American Water Pittsburgh which is required to test for alpha-hexachlorocyclohexane. Sample information shown below was taken by Pennsylvania American Water Pittsburgh.

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.

 

12

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
2019ND160ND
2020ND90ND
2021N/A00N/A
2022N/A00N/A
2023N/A00N/A

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

NOTE: Western Allegheny County Mun A purchases water from Pennsylvania American Water Pittsburgh which is required to test for alpha-hexachlorocyclohexane. Sample information shown below was taken by Pennsylvania American Water Pittsburgh.

Date Lab ID Result
2019-11-0647370901ND
2019-11-0647372901ND
2019-11-2647371001ND
2020-02-1148500401ND
2020-02-1148502701ND
2020-02-1248500501ND
2020-05-0449918601ND
2020-05-0549916501ND
2020-05-1349916601ND
2020-08-1251194501ND
2020-08-1351197101ND
2020-08-1351194601ND