Alpha-hexachlorocyclohexane
Menomonee Falls WW - Surface Water
NOTE: Menomonee Falls WW - Surface Water purchases water from Milwaukee Waterworks which is required to test for alpha-hexachlorocyclohexane. Sample information shown below was taken by Milwaukee Waterworks.
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.
Testing results - average by year
Year | Average result | Samples taken | Detections | Range of results |
---|---|---|---|---|
2014 | N/A | 0 | 0 | N/A |
2015 | N/A | 0 | 0 | N/A |
2016 | N/A | 0 | 0 | N/A |
2017 | N/A | 0 | 0 | N/A |
2018 | ND | 8 | 0 | ND |
2019 | ND | 1 | 0 | ND |
ppb = parts per billion
All test results
NOTE: Menomonee Falls WW - Surface Water purchases water from Milwaukee Waterworks which is required to test for alpha-hexachlorocyclohexane. Sample information shown below was taken by Milwaukee Waterworks.
Date | Lab ID | Result |
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2018-02-20 | 3876220 | ND |
2018-02-20 | 3876051 | ND |
2018-05-22 | 3943241 | ND |
2018-05-22 | 3943278 | ND |
2018-08-21 | 4030958 | ND |
2018-08-21 | 4030948 | ND |
2018-11-12 | 4119019 | ND |
2018-11-12 | 4119041 | ND |