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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Alachlor (Lasso)

North Kingstown

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

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46

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
2014ND220ND
2015ND10ND
2016ND10ND
2017ND220ND
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
2014-03-241401936-06_TO40ND
2014-03-241401936-04_TO40ND
2014-03-241401936-07_TO40ND
2014-03-241401936-02_TO40ND
2014-03-241401936-03_TO40ND
2014-03-241401936-05_TO40ND
2014-03-241401936-09_TO40ND
2014-03-241401936-08_TO40ND
2014-04-221402398-02_TO40ND
2014-04-221402398-03_TO40ND
2014-04-221402398-01_TO40ND
2014-08-251404689-01_TO40ND
2014-08-251404689-06_TO40ND
2014-08-251404689-05_TO40ND
2014-08-251404689-07_TO40ND
2014-08-251404689-08_TO40ND
2014-08-251404689-02_TO40ND
2014-08-251404689-03_TO40ND
2014-08-251404689-04_TO40ND
2014-11-101405628-02_TO40ND
2014-11-101405628-01_TO40ND
2014-11-101405628-03_TO40ND
2015-03-231501619-09_TO40ND
2016-03-141601471-07_TO40ND
2017-03-271701637-05_TO40ND
2017-03-271701637-09_TO40ND
2017-03-271701637-06_TO40ND
2017-03-271701637-07_TO40ND
2017-03-271701637-08_TO40ND
2017-03-271701637-04_TO40ND
2017-03-271701637-03_TO40ND
2017-03-271701637-02_TO40ND
2017-04-251701959-03_TO40ND
2017-04-251701959-01_TO40ND
2017-04-251701959-02_TO40ND
2017-08-211703965-06_TO40ND
2017-08-211703965-08_TO40ND
2017-08-211703965-09_TO40ND
2017-08-211703965-05_TO40ND
2017-08-211703965-04_TO40ND
2017-08-211703965-02_TO40ND
2017-08-211703965-03_TO40ND
2017-08-211703965-01_TO40ND
2017-11-071704908-03_TO40ND
2017-11-071704908-01_TO40ND
2017-11-071704908-02_TO40ND