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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Alachlor (Lasso)

Rio Rancho Water and Waterworks Services

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

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32

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND220ND
2015N/A00N/A
2016N/A00N/A
2017ND90ND
2018ND10ND
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
2014-02-262014006929ND
2014-02-262014006934ND
2014-02-262014006927ND
2014-02-262014006930ND
2014-02-262014006926ND
2014-02-262014006928ND
2014-02-262014006931ND
2014-02-262014006933ND
2014-02-262014006932ND
2014-05-012014014727ND
2014-05-012014014732ND
2014-05-012014014730ND
2014-05-012014014728ND
2014-05-012014014733ND
2014-05-012014014726ND
2014-05-012014014731ND
2014-05-012014014729ND
2014-09-112014029140ND
2014-09-112014029139ND
2014-09-112014029138ND
2014-10-232014033294ND
2014-10-232014033295ND
2017-02-082017003708ND
2017-02-082017003709ND
2017-02-082017003711ND
2017-02-082017003710ND
2017-02-082017003712ND
2017-02-082017003713ND
2017-02-082017003714ND
2017-10-272017030985ND
2017-10-272017030986ND
2018-08-162018022997ND