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Alachlor (Lasso)

Wattsville Water Authority

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

 

12

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND60ND
2019N/A00N/A
2020N/A00N/A
2021ND60ND
2022N/A00N/A
2023N/A00N/A

ppb = parts per billion

State, National, and Health Guidelines for Drinking Water

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
2018-01-081801-00078-1ND
2018-01-081801-00078-2ND
2018-01-081801-00078-4ND
2018-08-161808-00271-001ND
2018-08-161808-00271-002ND
2018-08-161808-00271-003ND
2021-01-062101-00069-001ND
2021-01-062101-00069-002ND
2021-01-062101-00069-004ND
2021-08-092108-00147-001ND
2021-08-092108-00147-002ND
2021-08-092108-00147-003ND