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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Alachlor (Lasso)

Altoona Water Authority

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

 

24

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
2014ND120ND
2015N/A00N/A
2016N/A00N/A
2017ND120ND
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
2014-06-0914061228-01ND
2014-06-1014061236-01ND
2014-06-1014061234-01ND
2014-06-1014061233-01ND
2014-06-1014061235-01ND
2014-06-1814062293-01ND
2014-08-0714081262-01ND
2014-08-0714081267-01ND
2014-08-0814081269-01ND
2014-08-0814081264-01ND
2014-08-0814081266-01ND
2014-08-0814081271-01ND
2017-05-1616316522ND
2017-05-1616316444ND
2017-05-1616316470ND
2017-05-1616316496ND
2017-05-1616316418ND
2017-05-1616316392ND
2017-08-1616783129ND
2017-08-1616783183ND
2017-08-1616783156ND
2017-08-1616624854ND
2017-08-1616624830ND
2017-08-1616783102ND