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Alpha-hexachlorocyclohexane

Anderson County Water 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.

 

15

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND70ND
2019ND80ND
2020N/A00N/A
2021N/A00N/A
2022N/A00N/A
2023N/A00N/A

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Result
2018-07-24ND
2018-07-24ND
2018-07-24ND
2018-07-25ND
2018-10-08ND
2018-10-08ND
2018-10-16ND
2019-01-07ND
2019-01-07ND
2019-01-10ND
2019-01-10ND
2019-04-17ND
2019-04-17ND
2019-04-25ND
2019-04-25ND