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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Alachlor (Lasso)

Arizona Water Company - White Tanks

Alachlor is a widely used agricultural herbicide. It causes cancer in laboratory animals and may be carcinogenic to people.

 

9

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
2015ND40ND
2016ND20ND
2017N/A00N/A
2018ND30ND
2019N/A00N/A

ppb = parts per billion

State and national drinking water standards and health guidelines

EPA Maximum Contaminant
Level (MCL) 2 ppb

The legal limit for alachlor, established in 1991, was based on toxicity studies in laboratory animals conducted in the 1980s.

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2015-03-12201503120448SND
2015-06-22201506230242SND
2015-07-08201507080280SND
2015-10-07201510080303SND
2016-02-03201602040225SND
2016-07-07201607070671SND
2018-02-28201802280413SND
2018-08-22201808220203SND
2018-08-22201808220204SND