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Alachlor (Lasso)

Ardmore Water System

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

 

11

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018N/A00N/A
2019ND40ND
2020N/A00N/A
2021N/A00N/A
2022ND70ND
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
2019-01-2419010621-001DND
2019-01-2419010621-002DND
2019-07-3020114806001_ISOCND
2019-07-3020114806002_ISOCND
2022-02-2835699992001_ISOCND
2022-02-2835699992002_ISOCND
2022-05-2335719548001_ISOCND
2022-05-2335719549001_ISOCND
2022-05-2335719550001_ISOCND
2022-11-2835762267001A_ISOCND
2022-11-2835762267001_ISOCND