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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Alachlor (Lasso)

City of Livingston

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

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20

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2013N/A00N/A
2014ND10ND
2015N/A00N/A
2016ND70ND
2017ND20ND
2018ND20ND
2019ND80ND

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
2014-09-025810-025-1155ND
2016-03-145810-014-1205ND
2016-03-145810-008-1240ND
2016-03-145810-012-1155ND
2016-03-145810-011-1315ND
2016-03-225810-015-1125ND
2016-05-095810-009-1020ND
2016-11-175810-013-0930ND
2017-05-095810-028-1000ND
2017-09-125810-025-0910ND
2018-05-145810-028-1040ND
2018-11-095810-028-1508ND
2019-11-265810-011-0830ND
2019-11-265810-009-0810ND
2019-11-265810-012-1000ND
2019-11-265810-013-0855ND
2019-11-265810-014-0730ND
2019-11-265810-015-1015ND
2019-11-265810-028-0915ND
2019-11-265810-008-0750ND