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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Alachlor (Lasso)

Walnutport Authority

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

 

9

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND30ND
2015ND30ND
2016N/A00N/A
2017ND30ND
2018N/A00N/A
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
2014-04-14140014970ND
2014-04-14140014972ND
2014-10-13140046401ND
2015-01-2912670154ND
2015-04-1312792404ND
2015-07-1413174542ND
2017-04-0315989509ND
2017-04-0315989511ND
2017-04-0315989510ND