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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Alachlor (Lasso)

May Valley Wa

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

 

17

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
2015ND70ND
2016N/A00N/A
2017N/A00N/A
2018ND10ND
2019ND90ND

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
2015-05-12ND
2015-05-12ND
2015-05-12ND
2015-05-13ND
2015-05-20ND
2015-10-20ND
2015-10-26ND
2018-11-19ND
2019-10-09ND
2019-10-10ND
2019-10-10ND
2019-10-17ND
2019-10-17ND
2019-10-23ND
2019-10-23ND
2019-12-18ND
2019-12-18ND