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Alpha-hexachlorocyclohexane

City of Richwood

NOTE: City of Richwood purchases water from Brazosport Water Authority which is required to test for alpha-hexachlorocyclohexane. Sample information shown below was taken by Brazosport 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.

 

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Samples

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Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

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Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND100ND
2019N/A00N/A
2020N/A00N/A
2021N/A00N/A
2022N/A00N/A
2023N/A00N/A

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

NOTE: City of Richwood purchases water from Brazosport Water Authority which is required to test for alpha-hexachlorocyclohexane. Sample information shown below was taken by Brazosport Water Authority.

Date Lab ID Result