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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Alachlor (Lasso)

Glen Cove City

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

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33

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
2014ND40ND
2015ND40ND
2016ND50ND
2017ND60ND
2018ND50ND
2019ND90ND

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
2014-07-141407864-001-SOCSND
2014-08-141408A42-002-SOCSND
2014-08-141408A42-001-SOCSND
2014-09-081409485-001-SOCSND
2015-04-231504H88-002-SOCSND
2015-04-231504H88-001-SOCSND
2015-04-231504H88-003-SOCSND
2015-09-091509587-002 SOCSND
2016-07-131607982-001ND
2016-08-181608H59-002ND
2016-08-181608H59-001ND
2016-09-121609832-001ND
2016-09-121609832-002ND
2017-07-127023874001ND
2017-08-077026365003ND
2017-08-077026365001ND
2017-08-077026365002ND
2017-09-117029440001ND
2017-11-137035537001ND
2018-02-017041888001ND
2018-07-107057620003ND
2018-09-177065026001ND
2018-09-257065778001ND
2018-11-017069725001ND
2019-01-217077163001ND
2019-02-077078803001ND
2019-05-027087889001ND
2019-07-027096166001ND
2019-08-0870100459003ND
2019-08-0870100459001ND
2019-08-0870100459002ND
2019-09-1670105011001ND
2019-11-0770111124001ND