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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Alachlor (Lasso)

Northbrook Mobile Home Park

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

 

11

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND10ND
2015ND20ND
2016ND20ND
2017ND20ND
2018ND20ND
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
2014-05-073405-457ND
2015-05-043505-306ND
2015-05-043505-307ND
2016-04-123604-1319-1ND
2016-04-123604-1322-1ND
2017-04-253704-2336-1ND
2017-04-253704-2340-1ND
2018-04-04118040345.01ND
2018-04-04118040348.01ND
2019-04-10119041193.01ND
2019-04-10119041181.01ND