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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Alachlor (Lasso)

Schriever Water Treatment Service Area

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
2013N/A00N/A
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
2014-02-24AD89296ND
2014-02-24AD89296ND
2014-10-27AD98956ND
2014-10-27AD98956ND
2015-04-1335183676002ND
2015-04-1335183676002ND
2015-09-2435208879010ND
2015-09-2435208879010ND
2016-03-0135232149002ND
2016-03-0135232149002ND
2016-11-1435277515003ND
2016-11-1435277515003ND
2017-02-1435295627003ND
2017-02-1435295627003ND
2017-11-0135345511001ND
2017-11-0135345511001ND
2018-02-2635377894003ND
2018-02-2635377894003ND
2018-08-2835414104001ND
2018-08-2835414104001ND
2019-02-1835449369001ND
2019-02-1835449369001ND
2019-08-2835494055001ND
2019-08-2835494055001ND