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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Alachlor (Lasso)

Zachary 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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28

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
2016ND100ND
2017N/A00N/A
2018ND20ND
2019ND160ND

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
2016-01-1235225030003ND
2016-01-1235225030003ND
2016-07-2635256952002ND
2016-07-2635256952001ND
2016-07-2635256952002ND
2016-07-2635256952004ND
2016-07-2635256952003ND
2016-07-2635256952001ND
2016-07-2635256952003ND
2016-07-2635256952004ND
2018-11-2635433146001ND
2018-11-2635433146001ND
2019-06-1835476846004ND
2019-06-1835476846003ND
2019-06-1835476846002ND
2019-06-1835476846001ND
2019-06-1835476846004ND
2019-06-1835476846001ND
2019-06-1835476846002ND
2019-06-1835476846003ND
2019-07-2335484677001ND
2019-07-2335484677004ND
2019-07-2335484677003ND
2019-07-2335484677002ND
2019-07-2335484677001ND
2019-07-2335484677004ND
2019-07-2335484677003ND
2019-07-2335484677002ND