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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Alachlor (Lasso)

East Rio Hondo WSC

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
2013N/A00N/A
2014ND10ND
2015ND10ND
2016ND10ND
2017ND10ND
2018ND30ND
2019ND20ND

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
2014-03-06AC46051ND
2015-03-18AC85143ND
2016-02-25AD25886ND
2017-03-03AD73527ND
2018-02-01AE12005ND
2018-08-28AE38710ND
2018-11-29AE47434ND
2019-02-19AE55149ND
2019-06-06AE69539ND