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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Alachlor (Lasso)

Glenwood Water Supply Corporation

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
2014N/A00N/A
2015ND20ND
2016ND10ND
2017N/A00N/A
2018ND20ND
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
2015-06-30Q1524691007ND
2015-06-30Q1524691008ND
2016-10-25Q1645490003ND
2018-10-18Q1841537001ND
2018-10-18Q1841537002ND
2019-10-14Q1972407007ND