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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Alachlor (Lasso)

Tonto Basin Water Roosevelt Lake Estates

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
2016ND10ND
2017N/A00N/A
2018N/A00N/A
2019ND50ND

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
2016-11-27201611280162SND
2019-03-06201903080027SND
2019-05-29201905310010SND
2019-05-29201905310011SND
2019-08-26201908280028SND
2019-11-17201911200009SND