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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Alachlor (Lasso)

Eagle's Watch Development

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

 

6

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
2015ND30ND
2016ND20ND
2017N/A00N/A
2018N/A00N/A
2019ND10ND

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
2015-06-0315F0267-01ND
2015-09-0915I0467-01ND
2015-11-0415K0291-01ND
2016-03-1516C0759-01ND
2016-08-293534560ND
2019-01-1719A0606-01ND