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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Alachlor (Lasso)

Town of Payson

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

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69

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND150ND
2015N/A00N/A
2016ND540ND
2017N/A00N/A
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
2014-01-06550-17072-3ND
2014-01-06550-17072-2ND
2014-01-06550-17072-1ND
2014-01-08550-17264-4ND
2014-01-08550-17264-3ND
2014-01-08550-17264-2ND
2014-01-08550-17264-1ND
2014-01-13550-17573-5 3ND
2014-01-13550-17573-1ND
2014-01-13550-17573-2ND
2014-01-13550-17573-3ND
2014-01-13550-17573-4ND
2014-01-13550-17573-5 1ND
2014-01-13550-17573-5 2ND
2014-01-13550-17573-5 4ND
2016-02-02201602040008SND
2016-02-02201602040005SND
2016-02-02201602040006SND
2016-02-02201602040007SND
2016-02-02201602040009SND
2016-02-08201602080168SND
2016-02-08201602080167SND
2016-02-08201602080166SND
2016-02-08201602080165SND
2016-02-09201602100014SND
2016-02-09201602100013SND
2016-02-09201602100012SND
2016-02-09201602100011SND
2016-02-09201602100010SND
2016-02-16201602180023SND
2016-02-16201602180024SND
2016-02-16201602180025SND
2016-02-16201602180026SND
2016-02-16201602180027SND
2016-02-17201602180017SND
2016-02-17201602180016SND
2016-02-17201602180015SND
2016-02-17201602180014SND
2016-02-22201602240046SND
2016-02-22201602240045SND
2016-02-22201602240044SND
2016-02-22201602240043SND
2016-07-18201607190091SND
2016-07-18201607190089SND
2016-07-18201607190090SND
2016-07-18201607190092SND
2016-07-19201607210248SND
2016-07-19201607210247SND
2016-07-19201607210246SND
2016-07-19201607210245SND
2016-07-19021607210244SND
2016-07-20201607210255SND
2016-07-20201607210251SND
2016-07-20201607210252SND
2016-07-20201607210253SND
2016-07-20201607210254SND
2016-07-25201607260097SND
2016-07-25201607260096SND
2016-07-25201607260095SND
2016-07-25201607260094SND
2016-07-26201607270054SND
2016-07-26201607270053SND
2016-07-26201607270052SND
2016-07-26201607270051SND
2016-07-27201607280040SND
2016-07-27201607280039SND
2016-07-27201607280038SND
2016-08-15201608160276SND
2016-08-15201608160277SND