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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Alachlor (Lasso)

Ramsey Water Company, Inc.

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

 

9

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
2014N/A00N/A
2015ND40ND
2016ND20ND
2017ND10ND
2018ND20ND
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
2015-05-042015050383RS28-1ND
2015-08-262015090072RS28-1ND
2015-09-242015100092RS28-1ND
2015-12-102015120731RS525-ND
2016-05-122016050866RS525-ND
2016-09-292016092195RS525-ND
2017-08-072017082184RS-170ND
2018-06-262018062835RS28-1ND
2018-07-122018072332RS28-1ND