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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Alachlor (Lasso)

Tuscaloosa Water & Sewer

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

 

21

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND20ND
2015N/A00N/A
2016ND40ND
2017ND50ND
2018ND60ND
2019ND40ND

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
2014-01-16140116032-1ND
2014-01-16140116032-2ND
2016-01-21161121012-1ND
2016-01-21161121012-2ND
2016-07-21161721030-1ND
2016-07-21161721030-2ND
2017-01-19170119024-1ND
2017-01-19170119024-2ND
2017-07-20170720022-2ND
2017-07-20170720022-1ND
2017-09-01170901003-1ND
2018-01-18180118016-1ND
2018-01-18180118016-2ND
2018-07-19180719028-003ND
2018-07-19180719028-002ND
2018-07-19180719028-001ND
2018-07-19180719028-005ND
2019-01-2419010610-001DND
2019-01-2419010610-005DND
2019-01-2419010610-003DND
2019-01-2419010610-002DND