Hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH) -Technical
What is the water + organism criterion (µg/l) for Hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH) -Technical?
For Hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH) -Technical, water + organism criterion (µg/l) is 0.0066; organism only criterion (µg/l) is 0.010; publication year is 2015; cas registry number is 608731, verified against its source on 2026-10-28.
Hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH) -Technical | 608731 | 0.0066 | 0.010 | 2015
— epa.gov, retrieved 2026-09-15
- Pollutant name
- Hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH) -Technical verified
- CAS Registry Number
- 608731 verified
- Water + Organism criterion (µg/L)
- 0.0066 verified
- Organism Only criterion (µg/L)
- 0.010 verified
- Publication Year
- 2015 verified
- EPA note on this criterion
- This criterion is based on carcinogenicity of 10-6 risk. Alternate risk levels may be obtained by moving the decimal point (e.g., for a risk level of 10-5, move the decimal point in the recommended criterion one place to the right). verified
Where each value comes from
The value above is stated away from the sentence quoted with the answer, so the passage that states it is shown here too.
EPA note on this criterion
Hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH) -Technical | 608731 | 0.0066 | 0.010 | 2015 | This criterion is based on carcinogenicity of 10-6 risk. Alternate risk levels may be obtained by moving the decimal point (e.g., for a risk level of 10-5, move the decimal point in the recommended criterion one place to the right).
— all from epa.gov, retrieved 2026-09-15
Source
- epa.govhttps://www.epa.gov/wqc/national-recommended-water-quality-criteria-human-health-criteria-table