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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Alachlor (Lasso)

Mount Olive

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

 

11

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND10ND
2015ND10ND
2016ND20ND
2017ND40ND
2018ND20ND
2019ND10ND

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
2014-04-014040282-01ND
2015-04-065040765-01ND
2016-04-046040415-01ND
2016-10-046100624-01ND
2017-01-177012484-01ND
2017-04-047040582-01ND
2017-07-187073681-01ND
2017-10-177103207-01ND
2018-01-168012558-01ND
2018-04-238044222-01ND
2019-04-169044033-01ND