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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Alachlor (Lasso)

City of Lodi

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

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35

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND70ND
2015ND60ND
2016ND60ND
2017ND60ND
2018ND60ND
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
2014-01-221982-049-1200ND
2014-08-055802-025-0650ND
2014-08-075806-012-0740ND
2014-08-135806-040-1135ND
2014-08-145806-009-0740ND
2014-08-195806-003-0930ND
2014-08-205806-016-1000ND
2015-08-035802-028-1200ND
2015-08-045802-018-0730ND
2015-08-045802-006-0800ND
2015-08-065802-029-0930ND
2015-08-115802-002-0800ND
2015-08-125802-019-1015ND
2016-08-105806-031-1330ND
2016-08-105806-017-1230ND
2016-08-165806-023-0930ND
2016-08-165806-021-0850ND
2016-08-185806-046-0820ND
2016-11-102706-041-0710ND
2017-08-010007-009-0720ND
2017-08-090007-048-1350ND
2017-08-100007-040-0640ND
2017-08-140007-003-1315ND
2017-08-140007-016-1340ND
2017-08-140007-012-0001ND
2018-08-075802-019-0840ND
2018-08-075802-018-1030ND
2018-08-095802-002-0800ND
2018-08-095802-006-0735ND
2018-08-145802-029-0750ND
2018-09-255802-028-0700ND
2019-08-155806-023-0920ND
2019-08-205806-033-0805ND
2019-08-205806-021-1010ND
2019-08-215806-041-1325ND