Alachlor (Lasso)
City of Asheville
Alachlor is a widely used agricultural herbicide. It causes cancer in laboratory animals and may be carcinogenic to people.
18
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | N/A | 0 | 0 | N/A |
| 2015 | ND | 9 | 0 | ND |
| 2016 | ND | 2 | 0 | ND |
| 2017 | ND | 1 | 0 | ND |
| 2018 | ND | 6 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2015-01-05 | ND | |
| 2015-01-05 | ND | |
| 2015-01-05 | ND | |
| 2015-04-06 | ND | |
| 2015-04-08 | ND | |
| 2015-04-08 | ND | |
| 2015-05-05 | ND | |
| 2015-07-06 | ND | |
| 2015-10-07 | ND | |
| 2016-01-07 | 37729_16-00733 | ND |
| 2016-04-05 | 37729_16-10566 | ND |
| 2017-01-04 | 37729_17-00497 | ND |
| 2018-01-02 | 37729_18-00235 | ND |
| 2018-01-02 | 37729_18-00241 | ND |
| 2018-01-03 | 37729_18-00621 | ND |
| 2018-04-02 | 37729_18-12732 | ND |
| 2018-04-02 | 37729_18-12757 | ND |
| 2018-04-04 | 37729_18-13331 | ND |