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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Alachlor (Lasso)

Hilo

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

 

18

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
2014ND80ND
2015N/A00N/A
2016N/A00N/A
2017ND100ND
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 Lab ID Result
2014-01-22C14-01-0065ND
2014-01-22C14-01-0066ND
2014-01-22C14-01-0067ND
2014-01-22C14-01-0064ND
2014-04-01C14-04-0098AND
2014-04-01C14-04-0099ND
2014-04-01C14-04-0100ND
2014-04-01C14-04-0101ND
2017-03-14ND
2017-03-14ND
2017-03-14ND
2017-03-14ND
2017-05-09ND
2017-06-05ND
2017-06-05ND
2017-06-05ND
2017-06-05ND
2017-08-16ND