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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Alachlor (Lasso)

Rome City

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
2013N/A00N/A
2014ND10ND
2015ND20ND
2016N/A00N/A
2017ND10ND
2018ND10ND
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
2014-03-19SB86247-01SOCND
2015-03-04SC03971-01SOCSND
2015-08-271513418-001SOCSND
2017-05-311708009-001SOCND
2018-06-151809415-001SOCND
2019-11-141919172-005SOCND