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Alpha-hexachlorocyclohexane

Arlington Water Department

NOTE: Arlington Water Department purchases water from SNO PUD 1 - Lake Stevens which is required to test for alpha-hexachlorocyclohexane. Sample information shown below was taken by SNO PUD 1 - Lake Stevens.

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.

 

6

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND50ND
2019ND50ND
2020N/A00N/A
2021N/A00N/A
2022N/A00N/A
2023N/A00N/A

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

NOTE: Arlington Water Department purchases water from SNO PUD 1 - Lake Stevens which is required to test for alpha-hexachlorocyclohexane. Sample information shown below was taken by SNO PUD 1 - Lake Stevens.

Date Lab ID Result
2019-01-2219-02669-5700ND
2019-01-2219-02669-5701ND
2019-04-1119-12542-25460ND
2019-07-2319-27105-52792ND
2019-07-2319-27105-52793ND
2019-11-1819-44092-85165ND