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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Alachlor (Lasso)

North Franklin 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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56

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
2015ND80ND
2016ND40ND
2017ND100ND
2018N/A00N/A
2019ND340ND

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
2015-12-1435221371005ND
2015-12-1435221371004ND
2015-12-1435221371003ND
2015-12-1435221371002ND
2015-12-1435221371005ND
2015-12-1435221371004ND
2015-12-1435221371003ND
2015-12-1435221371002ND
2016-07-2135256051005ND
2016-07-2135256051004ND
2016-07-2135256051004ND
2016-07-2135256051005ND
2017-01-2035291202018ND
2017-01-2035291202019ND
2017-01-2035291202020ND
2017-01-2035291202019ND
2017-01-2035291202018ND
2017-01-2035291202017ND
2017-01-2035291202016ND
2017-01-2035291202016ND
2017-01-2035291202017ND
2017-01-2035291202020ND
2019-02-2535451014004ND
2019-02-2535451014003ND
2019-02-2535451014002ND
2019-02-2535451014001ND
2019-02-2535451014001ND
2019-02-2535451014002ND
2019-02-2535451014003ND
2019-02-2535451014004ND
2019-05-1435469540001ND
2019-05-1435469540001ND
2019-05-1435469540002ND
2019-05-1435469540002ND
2019-05-1435469540003ND
2019-05-1435469540003ND
2019-05-2035470274001ND
2019-05-2035470274002ND
2019-05-2035470274001ND
2019-05-2035470274002ND
2019-10-1435505635001ND
2019-10-1435505635008ND
2019-10-1435505635007ND
2019-10-1435505635006ND
2019-10-1435505635005ND
2019-10-1435505635004ND
2019-10-1435505635003ND
2019-10-1435505635002ND
2019-10-1435505635001ND
2019-10-1435505635008ND
2019-10-1435505635007ND
2019-10-1435505635006ND
2019-10-1435505635005ND
2019-10-1435505635004ND
2019-10-1435505635003ND
2019-10-1435505635002ND