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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Alachlor (Lasso)

Emerald Coast Utilities Authority

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

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68

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND380ND
2015N/A00N/A
2016N/A00N/A
2017ND300ND
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 Result
2014-07-10ND
2014-07-10ND
2014-07-10ND
2014-07-10ND
2014-07-14ND
2014-07-14ND
2014-07-15ND
2014-07-15ND
2014-07-15ND
2014-07-15ND
2014-07-16ND
2014-07-16ND
2014-07-16ND
2014-07-16ND
2014-07-16ND
2014-07-16ND
2014-07-22ND
2014-07-22ND
2014-07-22ND
2014-07-22ND
2014-07-22ND
2014-07-22ND
2014-07-22ND
2014-07-22ND
2014-07-23ND
2014-07-23ND
2014-07-23ND
2014-07-23ND
2014-07-23ND
2014-07-23ND
2014-07-23ND
2014-07-23ND
2014-07-29ND
2014-07-29ND
2014-07-29ND
2014-07-29ND
2014-08-13ND
2014-08-13ND
2017-04-24ND
2017-04-24ND
2017-04-24ND
2017-04-25ND
2017-04-25ND
2017-04-25ND
2017-04-25ND
2017-04-25ND
2017-04-25ND
2017-04-25ND
2017-04-25ND
2017-04-25ND
2017-04-25ND
2017-04-25ND
2017-04-25ND
2017-04-26ND
2017-04-26ND
2017-04-26ND
2017-04-26ND
2017-04-26ND
2017-05-02ND
2017-05-02ND
2017-06-27ND
2017-06-28ND
2017-06-28ND
2017-07-24ND
2017-07-24ND
2017-07-24ND
2017-09-06ND
2017-09-06ND