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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Alachlor (Lasso)

City of Hollister

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

 

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
2014ND60ND
2015N/A00N/A
2016ND50ND
2017ND50ND
2018N/A00N/A
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
2014-03-251610-001-1635ND
2014-03-251610-002-1700ND
2014-03-251610-005-1540ND
2014-03-251610-006-1425ND
2014-03-251610-007-1445ND
2014-03-251610-009-1555ND
2016-12-141610-001-0952ND
2016-12-141610-002-1013ND
2016-12-141610-005-0848ND
2016-12-141610-006-1105ND
2016-12-141610-007-1144ND
2017-12-071610-001-1120ND
2017-12-071610-002-1132ND
2017-12-071610-005-1048ND
2017-12-071610-006-0950ND
2017-12-071610-007-1014ND