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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Alachlor (Lasso)

Bell Arthur Water Corporation

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

 

20

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND80ND
2015N/A00N/A
2016ND20ND
2017ND80ND
2018N/A00N/A
2019ND20ND

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
2014-02-278031-022714-E07SND
2014-05-138031-051314-E06SND
2014-05-138031-051314-E07SND
2014-05-148031-051414-E04SND
2014-05-148031-051414-E05SND
2014-07-088031-070814-E04SND
2014-07-088031-070814-E06SND
2014-07-098031-070914-E05SND
2016-08-298031-082916-E03SND
2016-12-148031-121416-E03SND
2017-01-248031-012417-E07SND
2017-05-018031-050117-E04SND
2017-05-018031-050117-E06SND
2017-05-028031-050217-E05SND
2017-05-028031-050217-E07SND
2017-08-178031-081717-E04SND
2017-09-138031-091317-E05SND
2017-09-138031-091317-E06SND
2019-08-198031-081919-E03SND
2019-10-218031-102119-E03SND