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Alpha-hexachlorocyclohexane

Wilson County Water & Wastewater

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.

 

16

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
2019ND120ND
2020ND40ND
2021N/A00N/A
2022N/A00N/A
2023N/A00N/A

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Result
2019-06-11ND
2019-06-11ND
2019-06-11ND
2019-06-11ND
2019-09-26ND
2019-09-26ND
2019-09-26ND
2019-09-26ND
2019-12-18ND
2019-12-18ND
2019-12-18ND
2019-12-18ND
2020-03-11ND
2020-03-11ND
2020-03-11ND
2020-03-11ND