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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Alachlor (Lasso)

Lake Bruin Water District #1

NOTE: Lake Bruin Water District #1 purchases water from Tensas Water District Association which is required to test for alachlor (lasso). Sample information shown below was taken by Tensas Water District Association.

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
2014ND40ND
2015ND40ND
2016ND40ND
2017ND40ND
2018ND20ND
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

NOTE: Lake Bruin Water District #1 purchases water from Tensas Water District Association which is required to test for alachlor (lasso). Sample information shown below was taken by Tensas Water District Association.

Date Lab ID Result
2014-03-17AD89856ND
2014-03-17AD89856ND
2014-09-04AD96498ND
2014-09-04AD96498ND
2015-03-0335177844004ND
2015-03-0335177844004ND
2015-09-1635207972015ND
2015-09-1635207972015ND
2016-01-1135224622005ND
2016-01-1135224622005ND
2016-09-0735264598002ND
2016-09-0735264598002ND
2017-01-0935288675004ND
2017-01-0935288675004ND
2017-09-2535338816007ND
2017-09-2535338816007ND
2018-07-3035407878001ND
2018-07-3035407878001ND
2019-01-1435442603003ND
2019-01-1435442603003ND
2019-07-3135486747001ND
2019-07-3135486747001ND