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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Alachlor (Lasso)

Warsaw Water Works

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

 

13

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND50ND
2015ND40ND
2016ND30ND
2017ND10ND
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
2014-02-0311246-03ND
2014-05-1215752-03ND
2014-09-0221899-03ND
2014-11-1025423-02ND
2014-11-1025424-02ND
2015-02-1711938-03ND
2015-04-2014927-03ND
2015-07-2120154-01ND
2015-11-0926507-03ND
2016-02-2212515-03ND
2016-05-2417566-01BND
2016-08-2223668-02BND
2017-11-073817609ND