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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Alachlor (Lasso)

Doney Park Water

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

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28

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014N/A00N/A
2015ND120ND
2016ND20ND
2017N/A00N/A
2018ND140ND
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
2015-03-17201503180274SND
2015-03-17201503180273SND
2015-03-17201503180272SND
2015-03-17201503180270SND
2015-03-17201503180269SND
2015-03-17201503180268SND
2015-04-28201504290202SND
2015-04-28201504290201SND
2015-04-28201504290200SND
2015-04-28201504290199SND
2015-04-28201504290198SND
2015-04-28201504290197SND
2016-04-05201604060136SND
2016-09-29201609300018SND
2018-04-17201804180314SND
2018-04-17201804180313SND
2018-04-17201804180312SND
2018-04-17201804180311SND
2018-04-17201804180310SND
2018-06-13201806140290SND
2018-08-01201808020171SND
2018-08-01201808020170SND
2018-08-01201808020169SND
2018-08-01201808020168SND
2018-08-01201808020167SND
2018-08-01201808020166SND
2018-08-28201808290304SND
2018-10-30201810310048SND