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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Alachlor (Lasso)

Remington MUD 1

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

 

14

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND20ND
2015ND20ND
2016ND40ND
2017ND20ND
2018ND20ND
2019ND20ND

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
2014-04-23AC51566ND
2014-04-23AC51561ND
2015-03-06AC83314ND
2015-03-06AC83313ND
2016-03-07AD27378ND
2016-03-07AD27380ND
2016-10-18AD53621ND
2016-11-16AD58389ND
2017-04-25AD81035ND
2017-04-25AD81034ND
2018-06-04AE28602ND
2018-06-04AE28595ND
2019-02-21AE55494ND
2019-02-21AE55492ND