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Alpha-hexachlorocyclohexane

Dallastown Yoe Water Authority

NOTE: Dallastown Yoe Water Authority purchases water from Red Lion which is required to test for alpha-hexachlorocyclohexane. Sample information shown below was taken by Red Lion.

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.

 

4

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND30ND
2019ND40ND
2020N/A00N/A
2021N/A00N/A
2022N/A00N/A
2023N/A00N/A

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

NOTE: Dallastown Yoe Water Authority purchases water from Red Lion which is required to test for alpha-hexachlorocyclohexane. Sample information shown below was taken by Red Lion.

Date Lab ID Result
2018-02-13U8B0015-01ND
2018-05-30U8E0022-01ND
2018-08-21U8H0022-01ND
2019-01-08U9A0037-01ND