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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Alachlor (Lasso)

Craven County Water System

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

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34

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
2016ND100ND
2017ND130ND
2018ND80ND
2019ND30ND

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
2016-09-237981-092316-W02SND
2016-09-237981-092316-W03SND
2016-09-237981-092316-W04SND
2016-09-237981-092316-W05SND
2016-09-237981-092316-W01SND
2016-10-217981-102116-W01SND
2016-10-217981-102116-W02SND
2016-10-217981-102116-W03SND
2016-10-217981-102116-W04SND
2016-10-217981-102116-W05SND
2017-03-167981-031617-W03SND
2017-03-167981-031617-W02SND
2017-03-167981-031617-W05SND
2017-03-167981-031617-W04SND
2017-03-167981-031617-W01SND
2017-05-247981-052417-W04SND
2017-05-247981-052417-W03SND
2017-05-247981-052417-W02SND
2017-05-247981-052417-W01SND
2017-05-247981-052417-W05SND
2017-08-087981-080817-W01SND
2017-10-257981-102517-W01SND
2017-12-127981-121217-EP1SND
2018-02-267981-022618-W01SND
2018-02-287981-022818-EP1SND
2018-05-247981-052418-W01SND
2018-06-197981-061918-EP1SND
2018-08-157981-081518-EP1SND
2018-08-157981-081518-W01SND
2018-11-277981-112718-EP1SND
2018-11-277981-112718-W01SND
2019-02-137981-021319-W01SND
2019-03-217981-032119-EP1SND
2019-05-097981-050919-EP1SND