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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Alpha-hexachlorocyclohexane

Jonah Water SUD

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.

 

16

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
2018ND130ND
2019ND30ND

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2018-06-25Q1825132001ND
2018-06-25Q1825132002ND
2018-06-25Q1825132003ND
2018-06-25Q1825132004ND
2018-06-25Q1825132005ND
2018-06-25Q1825132006ND
2018-09-25Q1838078001ND
2018-09-25Q1838078002ND
2018-12-18Q1851966001ND
2018-12-18Q1851966002ND
2018-12-18Q1851966004ND
2018-12-18Q1851966005ND
2018-12-18Q1851966006ND
2019-01-21Q1902910002ND
2019-03-27Q1912421001ND
2019-03-27Q1912421002ND