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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Alpha-hexachlorocyclohexane

Military Highway WSC - Las Rusias WTP

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
2014N/A00N/A
2015N/A00N/A
2016N/A00N/A
2017N/A00N/A
2018ND80ND
2019N/A00N/A

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2018-02-14Q1806474001ND
2018-03-20Q1811197001ND
2018-05-16Q1820053001ND
2018-05-16Q1820053002ND
2018-08-14Q1832489001ND
2018-08-14Q1832489002ND
2018-11-28Q1848595001ND
2018-11-28Q1848595002ND