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Alpha-hexachlorocyclohexane

Ephrata Area Joint Authority

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
2019-07-104349257ND
2019-07-104349261ND
2019-07-104349286ND
2019-10-084449664ND
2020-01-084533530ND
2020-01-084533534ND
2020-01-084533538ND
2020-04-064603300ND