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Alachlor (Lasso)

Gurdon Waterworks

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

 

16

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND60ND
2019ND40ND
2020N/A00N/A
2021ND40ND
2022ND20ND
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
2018-01-2218025000806ND
2018-01-2218025000706ND
2018-02-2718060001701ND
2018-02-2718060001801ND
2018-04-2418115005506ND
2018-04-2418115005406ND
2019-01-2319024002006ND
2019-04-3019122001706ND
2019-08-0619220001806ND
2019-11-1819324000206ND
2021-03-0321063009401ND
2021-03-2221084000901ND
2021-04-0521098004106ND
2021-04-0521098004006ND
2022-01-1122013002606ND
2022-05-04O197615-OGC-1ND