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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Alachlor (Lasso)

Desert Sky Dwid

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
2014N/A00N/A
2015N/A00N/A
2016N/A00N/A
2017N/A00N/A
2018ND40ND
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
2018-07-18201807190397SND
2018-07-18201807190398SND
2018-12-04201812050077SND
2018-12-184157506ND
2019-02-20201902210316SND
2019-02-20201902210317SND
2019-04-09201904100042SND
2019-05-14201905140180SND