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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Alpha-hexachlorocyclohexane

Calhoun County Water and Fire Protection 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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17

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014N/A00N/A
2015N/A00N/A
2016N/A00N/A
2017N/A00N/A
2018N/A00N/A
2019ND50ND

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2019-09-3035501899001SEA1ND
2019-09-3035501899002SEA1ND
2019-12-0235516104001SEA1ND
2019-12-1935520796001SEA2ND
2019-12-1935520796002SEA2ND
2020-02-2035532571003SEA1ND
2020-02-2035532571004SEA1ND
2020-02-2035532571001SEA1ND
2020-03-1935538940001SEA2ND
2020-03-1935538940007SEA3ND
2020-03-1935538940006SEA2ND
2020-03-1935538940005SEA2ND
2020-03-1935538940004SEA2ND
2020-03-1935538940003SEA2ND
2020-03-1935538940002SEA3ND
2020-06-1835557607001SEA4ND
2020-06-1835557607002SEA4ND