Menu

EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

Donate

Alachlor (Lasso)

Bona Vista Water District

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

 

8

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND50ND
2015ND10ND
2016N/A00N/A
2017ND20ND
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 Result
2014-02-19ND
2014-04-24ND
2014-04-24ND
2014-09-24ND
2014-12-15ND
2015-10-23ND
2017-09-14ND
2017-09-14ND