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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Alachlor (Lasso)

Oak Creek Water Company 1

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

 

6

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014N/A00N/A
2015N/A00N/A
2016ND30ND
2017N/A00N/A
2018N/A00N/A
2019ND30ND

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
2016-06-28201606290123SND
2016-06-28201606290124SND
2016-06-28201606290125SND
2019-11-25201911260020SND
2019-11-25201911260021SND
2019-11-25201911260022SND