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Alpha-hexachlorocyclohexane

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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
2018ND40ND
2019ND40ND
2020N/A00N/A
2021N/A00N/A
2022N/A00N/A
2023N/A00N/A

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2018-09-2518-36856-74603ND
2018-09-2518-36856-74600ND
2018-09-2618-36856-74609ND
2018-09-2618-36856-74606ND
2019-04-0819-11991-24255ND
2019-04-0819-11975-24227ND
2019-04-0819-11991-24252ND
2019-04-0919-12235-24760ND