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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Alachlor (Lasso)

Franklin Water Department

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

 

33

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
2014ND10ND
2015N/A00N/A
2016ND160ND
2017ND10ND
2018N/A00N/A
2019ND150ND

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 Result
2014-08-05ND
2016-05-31ND
2016-05-31ND
2016-05-31ND
2016-05-31ND
2016-05-31ND
2016-05-31ND
2016-05-31ND
2016-05-31ND
2016-05-31ND
2016-11-29ND
2016-11-29ND
2016-11-29ND
2016-11-29ND
2016-11-29ND
2016-11-29ND
2016-12-06ND
2017-01-31ND
2019-04-30ND
2019-04-30ND
2019-04-30ND
2019-04-30ND
2019-04-30ND
2019-04-30ND
2019-04-30ND
2019-06-11ND
2019-10-29ND
2019-10-29ND
2019-10-29ND
2019-10-29ND
2019-10-29ND
2019-10-29ND
2019-12-30ND