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Alpha-hexachlorocyclohexane

South Cumberland UD

NOTE: South Cumberland UD purchases water from Crossville Water Department which is required to test for alpha-hexachlorocyclohexane. Sample information shown below was taken by Crossville Water Department.

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
2019ND20ND
2020ND10ND
2021N/A00N/A
2022N/A00N/A
2023N/A00N/A

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

NOTE: South Cumberland UD purchases water from Crossville Water Department which is required to test for alpha-hexachlorocyclohexane. Sample information shown below was taken by Crossville Water Department.

Date Result
2019-02-12ND
2019-02-12ND
2019-05-14ND
2019-05-14ND
2019-08-13ND
2019-08-13ND
2019-11-12ND
2019-11-12ND