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Alpha-hexachlorocyclohexane

Enumclaw Water Department

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.

 

8

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
2019ND60ND
2020ND20ND
2021N/A00N/A
2022N/A00N/A
2023N/A00N/A

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2019-01-2219-03078-6556ND
2019-01-2219-03078-6555ND
2019-07-0919-25925-50399ND
2019-07-0919-25925-50398ND
2019-11-2519-45205-87390ND
2019-11-2519-45205-87391ND
2020-07-0720-22959-43673ND
2020-07-0720-22959-43674ND