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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Alachlor (Lasso)

San Gabriel Valley Water Company- El Monte

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

 

11

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND10ND
2015ND10ND
2016ND10ND
2017ND20ND
2018ND20ND
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
2014-03-319588-029-0845ND
2015-08-279590-066-0910ND
2016-08-319588-066-0955ND
2017-07-069588-224-0950ND
2017-08-239588-066-1030ND
2018-08-089588-066-0830ND
2018-10-049588-224-0830ND
2019-02-159588-224-1335ND
2019-05-159588-224-1440ND
2019-08-139588-224-1240ND
2019-08-149588-066-0910ND