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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Alachlor (Lasso)

Fairfield Sapphire

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
2014ND20ND
2015ND80ND
2016ND10ND
2017ND20ND
2018ND80ND
2019ND10ND

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
2014-02-047048-020414-009SND
2014-02-047048-020414-008SND
2015-01-27ND
2015-01-27ND
2015-01-27ND
2015-01-27ND
2015-01-27ND
2015-01-27ND
2015-01-27ND
2015-04-22ND
2016-04-197048-041916-012SND
2017-01-107048-011017-008SND
2017-01-107048-011017-009SND
2018-03-127048-031218-005SND
2018-03-127048-031218-007SND
2018-03-147048-031418-001SND
2018-03-147048-031418-003SND
2018-03-147048-031418-006SND
2018-03-227048-032218-002SND
2018-03-227048-032218-004SND
2018-06-117048-061118-010SND
2019-04-037048-040319-012SND