Acetochlor
Status: No national drinking water standard exists
Acetochlor is a herbicide used on cabbage, citrus, coffee and corn crops; it is a probable human carcinogen.
2015:
FOUND
3
states detected
95
utilities detected
384,000
people served
Health concerns for acetochlor
Cancer
States reporting acetochlor in drinking water
| UTILITIES WITH CONTAMINATION | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| State | Utilities | People Served | |
| Kansas | 92 | 381,543 | |
| Oklahoma | 2 | 1,840 | |
| Missouri | 1 | 340 | |
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LESS
Utilities with the highest amounts of acetochlor, 2015
ALL UTILITIES
LARGE UTILITIES
| Utility | Location | Tests | Average level | People served |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Atchison* | Atchison, KS | 1 of 1 | 1.20 ppb | 10,771 |
| Baxter Springs, City of* | Baxter Springs, KS | 1 of 1 | 1.20 ppb | 4,073 |
| City of Topeka* | Topeka, KS | 1 of 1 | 0.880 ppb | 165,000 |
| Independence, City of* | Independence, KS | 1 of 1 | 0.690 ppb | 9,162 |
| Garnett, City of* | Garnett, KS | 1 of 1 | 0.530 ppb | 3,295 |
| Public Wholesale Water Supply District 23* | Fredonia, KS | 1 of 1 | 0.460 ppb | 1 |
| Coffeyville, City of* | Coffeyville, KS | 1 of 1 | 0.430 ppb | 9,876 |
| Chetopa, City of | Chetopa, KS | 1 of 1 | 0.310 ppb | 1,091 |
| Wellington, City of* | Wellington, KS | 1 of 1 | 0.290 ppb | 7,942 |
| Oswego, City of* | Oswego, KS | 1 of 1 | 0.220 ppb | 1,781 |
| Public Wholesale Water Supply District 4* | Cherryvale, KS | 1 of 1 | 0.180 ppb | 45 |
| Lacygne, City of* | La Cygne, KS | 1 of 1 | 0.180 ppb | 1,116 |
| Public Wholesale WSD 13* | Mound City, KS | 1 of 1 | 0.160 ppb | 16,053 |
| Leavenworth Water Department* | Leavenworth, KS | 1 of 2 | 0.125 ppb | 36,000 |
* This water utility supplies finished drinking water to at least one other water utility. The purchasing utility is not required to test for or report Acetochlor, but it likely has the contaminant in its water supply.
| Utility | Location | Tests | Average level | People served |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Atchison* | Atchison, KS | 1 of 1 | 1.20 ppb | 10,771 |
| City of Topeka* | Topeka, KS | 1 of 1 | 0.880 ppb | 165,000 |
| Public Wholesale WSD 13* | Mound City, KS | 1 of 1 | 0.160 ppb | 16,053 |
| Leavenworth Water Department* | Leavenworth, KS | 1 of 2 | 0.125 ppb | 36,000 |
* This water utility supplies finished drinking water to at least one other water utility. The purchasing utility is not required to test for or report Acetochlor, but it likely has the contaminant in its water supply.