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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Alachlor (Lasso)

E Stroudsburg Boro Water Dept

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

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24

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND140ND
2015N/A00N/A
2016N/A00N/A
2017ND100ND
2018N/A00N/A
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
2014-04-2314043845-001ND
2014-04-3014044952-004ND
2014-04-3014044952-003ND
2014-04-3014044952-001ND
2014-04-3014044952-002ND
2014-06-2514062601-004ND
2014-06-2514062601-003ND
2014-06-2514062601-001ND
2014-06-2514062601-002ND
2014-07-281429457ND
2014-09-031435363ND
2014-09-031435363ND
2014-09-031435363ND
2014-09-2414092158-001ND
2017-05-2216113488ND
2017-05-2216113453ND
2017-05-2216113418ND
2017-05-2216113383ND
2017-05-2216113348ND
2017-08-2116584686ND
2017-08-2116584720ND
2017-08-2116584754ND
2017-08-2116584652ND
2017-09-2616744113ND