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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Alachlor (Lasso)

City of Albemarle

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

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23

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
2015N/A00N/A
2016ND40ND
2017ND30ND
2018ND80ND
2019ND80ND

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
2016-05-198252-051916-TW1SND
2016-05-198252-051916-TS5SND
2016-08-118252-081116-TS5SND
2016-08-118252-081116-TW1SND
2017-09-138252-091317-TS5SND
2017-12-068252-120617-TS5SND
2017-12-068252-120617-TW1SND
2018-01-318252-013118-TW1SND
2018-01-318252-013118-TS5SND
2018-05-108252-051018-TS5SND
2018-06-148252-061418-TW1SND
2018-08-028252-080218-TS5SND
2018-08-028252-080218-TW1SND
2018-11-018252-110118-TS5SND
2018-11-018252-110118-TW1SND
2019-01-108252-011019-TS5SND
2019-01-108252-011019-TW1SND
2019-05-028252-050219-TS5SND
2019-05-028252-050219-TW1SND
2019-08-088252-080819-TS5SND
2019-08-088252-080819-TW1SND
2019-10-038252-100319-TW1SND
2019-10-038252-100319-TS5SND