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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Alachlor (Lasso)

Bella Vista City Water System

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

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62

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND320ND
2015N/A00N/A
2016N/A00N/A
2017ND80ND
2018N/A00N/A
2019ND220ND

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
2014-01-142958547ND
2014-01-142958539ND
2014-01-142958505ND
2014-01-142958497ND
2014-01-142958449ND
2014-01-1429584232ND
2014-01-142958302ND
2014-01-142958232ND
2014-01-142958225ND
2014-01-142958200ND
2014-01-152959277ND
2014-01-152959269ND
2014-01-152959491ND
2014-01-152959509ND
2014-01-152959501ND
2014-01-152969261ND
2014-05-203031593ND
2014-08-133084005ND
2014-08-133084013ND
2014-08-133084029ND
2014-08-133084037ND
2014-08-133084047ND
2014-08-143084323ND
2014-08-143084315ND
2014-08-143084307ND
2014-08-143084299ND
2014-08-143084291ND
2014-08-143084283ND
2014-08-143084275ND
2014-08-143084267ND
2014-08-213089438ND
2014-08-263093178ND
2017-01-043617215ND
2017-01-043617209ND
2017-01-043616725ND
2017-01-043616719ND
2017-07-183737777ND
2017-07-183737771ND
2017-07-183737765ND
2017-07-183737759ND
2019-01-284185328ND
2019-01-284185322ND
2019-01-284185316ND
2019-01-284185310ND
2019-01-314186735ND
2019-01-314186729ND
2019-01-314186741ND
2019-02-014188469ND
2019-02-014188463ND
2019-02-014188457ND
2019-02-014188451ND
2019-04-034249753ND
2019-04-034249747ND
2019-04-034249741ND
2019-04-034249735ND
2019-04-044250297ND
2019-04-044250333ND
2019-04-044250327ND
2019-04-044250321ND
2019-04-044250315ND
2019-04-044250309ND
2019-04-044250303ND