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Alpha-hexachlorocyclohexane

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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
2019ND40ND
2020ND40ND
2021N/A00N/A
2022N/A00N/A
2023N/A00N/A

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2019-08-1445844401ND
2019-08-1445844501ND
2019-11-0447374301ND
2019-11-0447374401ND
2020-02-0548505401ND
2020-02-0548505501ND
2020-05-0449921701ND
2020-05-0449921801ND