Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Alpha-hexachlorocyclohexane

Oneida Water and Sewer Comm.

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
2018N/A00N/A
2019N/A00N/A
2020ND30ND
2021ND10ND
2022N/A00N/A
2023N/A00N/A

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Result
2020-05-04ND
2020-07-16ND
2020-10-07ND
2021-01-11ND