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Alpha-hexachlorocyclohexane

Pennsylvania American Water Company - Hershey

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
2018ND20ND
2019ND60ND
2020N/A00N/A
2021N/A00N/A
2022N/A00N/A
2023N/A00N/A

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2018-11-1241757001ND
2018-11-1241757101ND
2019-02-1142845101ND
2019-02-1142845201ND
2019-05-1344004201ND
2019-05-1344004301ND
2019-08-1245813301ND
2019-08-1245813401ND