Alachlor (Lasso)
City of Buckeye Sonora - Sundance
Alachlor is a widely used agricultural herbicide. It causes cancer in laboratory animals and may be carcinogenic to people.
15
Samples
0
Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)
0
Samples exceeding
health guidelines
Testing results - average by year
| Year | Average result | Samples taken | Detections | Range of results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | N/A | 0 | 0 | N/A |
| 2014 | ND | 6 | 0 | ND |
| 2015 | ND | 2 | 0 | ND |
| 2016 | ND | 2 | 0 | ND |
| 2017 | ND | 4 | 0 | ND |
| 2018 | ND | 1 | 0 | ND |
| 2019 | N/A | 0 | 0 | N/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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2014-05-07 | 484777-001A | ND |
| 2014-05-07 | 484934-001A | ND |
| 2014-09-04 | 492627-001C | ND |
| 2014-09-04 | 492628-001C | ND |
| 2014-10-23 | 495554-001B | ND |
| 2014-10-29 | 496126-001B | ND |
| 2015-02-19 | 502653-001 | ND |
| 2015-02-26 | 503037-001A | ND |
| 2016-02-23 | 525398-001B | ND |
| 2016-02-24 | 525405-001B | ND |
| 2017-04-13 | 550767-001 | ND |
| 2017-04-27 | 551845-001A | ND |
| 2017-09-27 | 563905-001B | ND |
| 2017-09-27 | 563906-001B | ND |
| 2018-02-01 | 3865371 | ND |