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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Alachlor (Lasso)

Charlotte Water

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

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30

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
2014N/A00N/A
2015ND150ND
2016N/A00N/A
2017ND150ND
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
2015-06-25ND
2015-06-25ND
2015-06-25ND
2015-06-25ND
2015-06-25ND
2015-08-17ND
2015-08-17ND
2015-08-17ND
2015-08-17ND
2015-08-17ND
2015-11-17ND
2015-11-17ND
2015-11-17ND
2015-11-17ND
2015-11-17ND
2017-02-0992329527005SOCND
2017-02-0992329527004SOCND
2017-02-0992329527003SOCND
2017-02-0992329527002SOCND
2017-02-0992329527001SOCND
2017-05-1092340277001SOCND
2017-05-1092340277005SOCND
2017-05-1092340277004SOCND
2017-05-1092340277003SOCND
2017-05-1092340277002SOCND
2017-07-0592346756001SOCND
2017-07-0592346756002SOCND
2017-07-0592346756003SOCND
2017-07-0592346756004SOCND
2017-07-0592346756005SOCND