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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Alachlor (Lasso)

Socorro Water System

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
2014ND80ND
2015N/A00N/A
2016ND10ND
2017ND40ND
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
2014-03-192014009387ND
2014-03-192014009385ND
2014-03-192014009388ND
2014-03-192014009389ND
2014-04-092014012069ND
2014-04-092014012070ND
2014-04-092014012071ND
2014-04-092014012068ND
2016-08-251608G20-001AND
2017-03-221703C17-005ND
2017-03-221703C16-005ND
2017-03-221703C14-005ND
2017-03-221703C15-005ND