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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Alpha-hexachlorocyclohexane

Bethesda WSC

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.

 

17

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2013N/A00N/A
2014N/A00N/A
2015N/A00N/A
2016N/A00N/A
2017N/A00N/A
2018N/A00N/A
2019ND170ND

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2019-02-1835448943008SEA1ND
2019-02-1835448943007SEA1ND
2019-02-1835448943004SEA1ND
2019-02-1835448943009SEA1ND
2019-02-1835448943003SEA1ND
2019-02-1835448943002SEA1ND
2019-02-1835448943001SEA1ND
2019-05-1635469145001SEA2ND
2019-08-0635487863001SEA2ND
2019-08-0635487863002SEA2ND
2019-08-0635487863008SEA3ND
2019-08-0635487863004SEA2ND
2019-08-0635487863006SEA2ND
2019-08-0635487863007SEA2ND
2019-10-0735503101002SEA2ND
2019-10-0735503101001SEA2ND
2019-11-2535514882001SEA4ND