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Alpha-hexachlorocyclohexane

Municipal Authority of Westmoreland County - Yough Plant

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.

 

7

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND50ND
2019ND20ND
2020N/A00N/A
2021N/A00N/A
2022N/A00N/A
2023N/A00N/A

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2018-06-268071933-01AND
2018-08-078083300-01BND
2018-08-078083300-02BND
2018-10-178100378-01BND
2018-10-178100378-02BND
2019-01-144176131ND
2019-01-154176495ND