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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Alachlor (Lasso)

Country Pines North Subdivision Ws

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

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22

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014N/A00N/A
2015N/A00N/A
2016ND80ND
2017N/A00N/A
2018N/A00N/A
2019ND140ND

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
2016-07-2535256355004ND
2016-07-2535256355003ND
2016-07-2535256355004ND
2016-07-2535256355003ND
2016-08-1535260484002ND
2016-08-1535260484001ND
2016-08-1535260484002ND
2016-08-1535260484001ND
2019-03-1135454602002ND
2019-03-1135454602001ND
2019-03-1135454602002ND
2019-03-1135454602001ND
2019-06-1735476472002ND
2019-06-1735476472001ND
2019-06-1735476472001ND
2019-06-1735476472002ND
2019-07-1835484078001ND
2019-07-1835484078003ND
2019-07-1835484078001ND
2019-07-1835484078003ND
2019-09-2635500930001ND
2019-09-2635500930001ND