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Alpha-hexachlorocyclohexane

Madisonville Water Department

NOTE: Madisonville Water Department purchases water from Tellico Area Services System which is required to test for alpha-hexachlorocyclohexane. Sample information shown below was taken by Tellico Area Services System.

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.

 

3

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND20ND
2019ND40ND
2020N/A00N/A
2021N/A00N/A
2022N/A00N/A
2023N/A00N/A

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

NOTE: Madisonville Water Department purchases water from Tellico Area Services System which is required to test for alpha-hexachlorocyclohexane. Sample information shown below was taken by Tellico Area Services System.

Date Result
2018-06-06ND
2018-11-13ND
2019-02-12ND