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Alpha-hexachlorocyclohexane

Pennsylvania American Water Company - Mechanicsburg

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
2019N/A00N/A
2020ND80ND
2021N/A00N/A
2022N/A00N/A
2023N/A00N/A

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2020-02-0348483501ND
2020-02-0348483601ND
2020-05-0549898001ND
2020-05-0549898101ND
2020-08-0451167801ND
2020-08-0451167901ND
2020-11-0452464801ND
2020-11-0452464901ND