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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Alachlor (Lasso)

City of Pineville 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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28

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND40ND
2015N/A00N/A
2016ND220ND
2017ND20ND
2018N/A00N/A
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
2014-03-10AD89665ND
2014-03-10AD89665ND
2014-06-09AD92100ND
2014-06-09AD92100ND
2016-09-1535265896005ND
2016-09-1535265896005ND
2016-09-2835268029013ND
2016-09-2835268029009ND
2016-09-2835268029010ND
2016-09-2835268029011ND
2016-09-2835268029012ND
2016-09-2835268029013ND
2016-09-2835268029012ND
2016-09-2835268029011ND
2016-09-2835268029010ND
2016-09-2835268029009ND
2016-11-1635278842006ND
2016-11-1635278842009ND
2016-11-1635278842008ND
2016-11-1635278842007ND
2016-11-1635278842006ND
2016-11-1635278842008ND
2016-11-1635278842007ND
2016-11-1635278842009ND
2016-12-1535283877001ND
2016-12-1535283877001ND
2017-09-2735338974001ND
2017-09-2735338974001ND