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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Alachlor (Lasso)

Carmel Water Department

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

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34

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND40ND
2015ND100ND
2016ND30ND
2017ND40ND
2018ND90ND
2019ND40ND

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
2014-02-102014020479RS28-1ND
2014-05-152014051070RS28-1ND
2014-08-142014082261RS525-ND
2014-11-122014110783RS525-ND
2015-02-092015020403RS525-ND
2015-05-142015051021RS28-1ND
2015-05-142015051022RS28-1ND
2015-05-142015051023RS28-1ND
2015-05-142015051024RS28-1ND
2015-08-132015082055RS28-1ND
2015-08-132015082059RS28-1ND
2015-08-132015082058RS28-1ND
2015-08-132015082057RS28-1ND
2015-11-172015110976RS525-ND
2016-05-102016050843RS525-ND
2016-08-092016081869RS525-ND
2016-11-142016111193RS525-ND
2017-02-132017021037RS525-ND
2017-06-192017062080RS525-ND
2017-08-152017082739RS525-ND
2017-11-072017111088RS525-ND
2018-05-152018052237RS28-1ND
2018-05-152018052239RS28-1ND
2018-05-152018052240RS28-1ND
2018-06-082018052238RS525-ND
2018-08-132018082800RS28-1ND
2018-08-132018082804RS28-1ND
2018-08-132018082805RS28-1ND
2018-08-132018082809RS28-1ND
2018-11-142018111423RS525-ND
2019-02-152019021150ND
2019-05-142019051887RS-190ND
2019-08-132019082601RS525-ND
2019-11-152019111276RS-190ND