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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Alachlor (Lasso)

Clearwater Water System

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

 

24

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
2014ND30ND
2015ND40ND
2016ND50ND
2017ND60ND
2018ND30ND
2019ND30ND

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
2014-02-13ND
2014-08-14ND
2014-08-14ND
2015-01-13ND
2015-01-13ND
2015-05-07ND
2015-07-29ND
2016-01-25ND
2016-01-25ND
2016-01-25ND
2016-04-27ND
2016-07-20ND
2017-05-11ND
2017-05-16ND
2017-05-16ND
2017-10-02ND
2017-10-02ND
2017-10-02ND
2018-02-26ND
2018-02-26ND
2018-02-26ND
2019-02-05ND
2019-02-05ND
2019-02-05ND