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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Alachlor (Lasso)

Miami

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
2015ND20ND
2016N/A00N/A
2017N/A00N/A
2018ND140ND
2019ND120ND

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
2015-03-10542712ND
2015-07-15545480ND
2018-03-27AC27059-03RE1ND
2018-03-27AC27059-02RE1ND
2018-03-27AC27059-01RE1ND
2018-04-11AD11101-03ND
2018-04-11AD11101-02ND
2018-04-11AD11101-01ND
2018-08-27AH27031-03ND
2018-08-27AH27031-02ND
2018-08-27AH27031-01ND
2018-08-28SDWA-1255733-00ND
2018-10-15AJ15039-03ND
2018-10-15SDWA-1290899-00ND
2018-10-15AJ15039-02ND
2018-10-15AJ15039-01ND
2019-01-17BA17065-03ND
2019-01-17BA17065-02ND
2019-01-17BA17065-01ND
2019-04-15BD15046-03ND
2019-04-15BD15046-02ND
2019-04-15BD15046-01ND
2019-08-19BH19055-03ND
2019-08-19BH19055-02ND
2019-08-19BH19055-01ND
2019-10-14BJ15010-01ND
2019-10-14BJ15010-03ND
2019-10-14BJ15010-02ND