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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Alachlor (Lasso)

Az State Prison - Geo Group - Kingman

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

 

8

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND50ND
2015ND20ND
2016N/A00N/A
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
2014-02-192979124ND
2014-02-19550-19953-1SND
2014-05-30550-25392-1SND
2014-08-25550-30542-1ND
2014-12-22550-37390-1ND
2015-02-10550-39976-1ND
2015-08-25550-50152-1ND
2017-09-30550-90849-1SOCND