Alachlor (Lasso)
Status: National drinking water standard exists
Alachlor is a widely used agricultural herbicide. It causes cancer in laboratory animals and may be carcinogenic to people.
2015:
3
states detected
15
utilities detected
25,501
people served
0
states over legal limit
0
utilities over legal limit
0
people served over legal limit
Health concerns for alachlor
Cancer
Harm to the liver
Harm to the kidney
Harm to the spleen
State and national drinking water standards and health guidelines
EPA Maximum Contaminant
Level (MCL) 2 ppb
The enforceable federal standard that defines the highest level of a contaminant allowed in drinking water.
ppb = parts per billion.
EPA Maximum Contaminant
Level Goal (MCLG)0 ppb
A non-enforceable federal health guideline. For cancer-causing chemicals, these health goals are typically set to zero.
ppb = parts per billion.
States reporting alachlor in drinking water
| UTILITIES WITH CONTAMINATION | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| State | Utilities | People Served | |
| Kansas | 12 | 25,211 | |
| Wisconsin | 2 | 225 | |
| Oregon | 1 | 65 | |
Utilities with the highest amounts of alachlor, 2015
| Utility | Location | Tests | Average level | People served |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poynette Mobile Estates | Poynette, WI | 4 of 4 | 0.473 ppb | 150 |
| Riverfront Trailer Park | Grants Pass, OR | 1 of 2 | 0.200 ppb | 65 |
| Public Wholesale WSD 5* | Iola, KS | 1 of 5 | 0.0580 ppb | 12,192 |
| Pine Grove Villa | Bancroft, WI | 1 of 1 | 0.0170 ppb | 75 |
* 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 Alachlor (Lasso), but it likely has the contaminant in its water supply.
| Utility | Location | Tests | Average level | People served |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public Wholesale WSD 5* | Iola, KS | 1 of 5 | 0.0580 ppb | 12,192 |
* 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 Alachlor (Lasso), but it likely has the contaminant in its water supply.