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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Alachlor (Lasso)

Savannah-Georgetown/Gateway

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

 

12

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014N/A00N/A
2015N/A00N/A
2016ND40ND
2017N/A00N/A
2018ND20ND
2019ND60ND

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
2016-02-02AJ05612ND
2016-04-12AJ09981ND
2016-07-26AJ19843ND
2016-11-01AJ32485ND
2018-11-26AK06816ND
2018-11-26AK06820ND
2019-02-26AK12153ND
2019-02-26AK12155ND
2019-06-03AK18811ND
2019-06-03AK18827ND
2019-09-16AK31098ND
2019-09-16AK31120ND