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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Alachlor (Lasso)

Gillespie

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

 

17

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND20ND
2015ND30ND
2016ND30ND
2017ND40ND
2018ND30ND
2019ND20ND

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
2014-01-164012116-01ND
2014-04-084041531-01ND
2015-02-255023317-01ND
2015-05-075051447-01RE1ND
2015-05-075051447-01ND
2016-03-106031990-01ND
2016-04-126042122-01ND
2016-10-136102478-01ND
2017-01-177012424-01ND
2017-05-167053057-01ND
2017-07-317080473-01ND
2017-12-117121977-01ND
2018-01-168012597-01ND
2018-05-228054137-01ND
2018-08-028080699-01RE1ND
2019-07-169073601-01ND
2019-08-059080796-01ND