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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Alpha-hexachlorocyclohexane

Indio Water Authority

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.

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22

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
2019ND130ND

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2019-08-19201908190598ND
2019-08-21201908210514ND
2019-08-21201908210515ND
2019-08-21201908210513ND
2019-08-22201908220774ND
2019-08-22201908220775ND
2019-08-22201908220776ND
2019-08-22201908220772ND
2019-08-22201908220755ND
2019-08-22201908220773ND
2019-08-26201908260468ND
2019-08-28201908280497ND
2019-08-28201908280480ND
2020-02-04202002041063ND
2020-02-04202002041064ND
2020-02-13202002130775ND
2020-02-19202002190527ND
2020-02-19202002190526ND
2020-02-19202002190528ND
2020-02-24202002240885ND
2020-02-24202002240884ND
2020-02-25202002250746ND