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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Alachlor (Lasso)

Oil City Water Works

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

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24

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND40ND
2015ND40ND
2016ND40ND
2017ND40ND
2018ND40ND
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
2014-04-07AD90459ND
2014-04-07AD90459ND
2014-08-26AD95807ND
2014-08-26AD95807ND
2015-03-2335181011002ND
2015-03-2335181011002ND
2015-10-1935212906003ND
2015-10-1935212906003ND
2016-05-0235242556002ND
2016-05-0235242556002ND
2016-12-0835282332003ND
2016-12-0835282332003ND
2017-04-1735307223005ND
2017-04-1735307223005ND
2017-10-0435341216003ND
2017-10-0435341216003ND
2018-01-0835367516001ND
2018-01-0835367516001ND
2018-07-2335407297001ND
2018-07-2335407297001ND
2019-02-1835449635001ND
2019-02-1835449635001ND
2019-07-2535485231001ND
2019-07-2535485231001ND