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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Alachlor (Lasso)

Rra Arrowhead Lake Lots

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

 

6

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND10ND
2015ND10ND
2016ND10ND
2017ND10ND
2018ND10ND
2019ND10ND

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
2014-06-24Q1423449001ND
2015-06-18Q1522992001ND
2016-06-07Q1622546001ND
2017-03-08Q1709933001ND
2018-05-07Q1818316004ND
2019-05-16Q1926564003ND