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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Alachlor (Lasso)

Village Water System

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

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72

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
2015N/A00N/A
2016ND360ND
2017N/A00N/A
2018N/A00N/A
2019ND360ND

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
2016-04-2035240730008ND
2016-04-2035240730008ND
2016-04-2035240730007ND
2016-04-2035240730006ND
2016-04-2035240730005ND
2016-04-2035240730004ND
2016-04-2035240730003ND
2016-04-2035240730002ND
2016-04-2035240730001ND
2016-04-2035240730001ND
2016-04-2035240730002ND
2016-04-2035240730003ND
2016-04-2035240730004ND
2016-04-2035240730005ND
2016-04-2035240730006ND
2016-04-2035240730007ND
2016-04-2635241518009ND
2016-04-2635241518010ND
2016-04-2635241518009ND
2016-04-2635241518008ND
2016-04-2635241518007ND
2016-04-2635241518006ND
2016-04-2635241518005ND
2016-04-2635241518004ND
2016-04-2635241518003ND
2016-04-2635241518002ND
2016-04-2635241518001ND
2016-04-2635241518001ND
2016-04-2635241518010ND
2016-04-2635241518002ND
2016-04-2635241518003ND
2016-04-2635241518004ND
2016-04-2635241518005ND
2016-04-2635241518006ND
2016-04-2635241518007ND
2016-04-2635241518008ND
2019-02-1135447880007ND
2019-02-1135447880006ND
2019-02-1135447880005ND
2019-02-1135447880004ND
2019-02-1135447880003ND
2019-02-1135447880002ND
2019-02-1135447880001ND
2019-02-1135447880008ND
2019-02-1135447880001ND
2019-02-1135447880002ND
2019-02-1135447880003ND
2019-02-1135447880004ND
2019-02-1135447880005ND
2019-02-1135447880006ND
2019-02-1135447880007ND
2019-02-1135447880008ND
2019-03-2535457558001ND
2019-03-2535457558009ND
2019-03-2535457558002ND
2019-03-2535457558003ND
2019-03-2535457558004ND
2019-03-2535457558005ND
2019-03-2535457558006ND
2019-03-2535457558007ND
2019-03-2535457558008ND
2019-03-2535457558009ND
2019-03-2535457558001ND
2019-03-2535457558002ND
2019-03-2535457558003ND
2019-03-2535457558004ND
2019-03-2535457558005ND
2019-03-2535457558006ND
2019-03-2535457558007ND
2019-03-2535457558008ND
2019-04-0135458991001ND
2019-04-0135458991001ND