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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Alachlor (Lasso)

North Salt Lake City Water System

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

 

18

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
2016ND60ND
2017N/A00N/A
2018N/A00N/A
2019ND40ND

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 Result
2014-01-22ND
2014-04-21ND
2014-07-16ND
2014-10-27ND
2015-02-02ND
2015-04-06ND
2015-07-09ND
2015-11-23ND
2016-01-20ND
2016-04-14ND
2016-04-21ND
2016-05-05ND
2016-07-14ND
2016-07-28ND
2019-01-10ND
2019-01-10ND
2019-04-24ND
2019-04-24ND