Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Alachlor (Lasso)

Lockesburg Waterworks

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

 

8

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
2019ND20ND
2020N/A00N/A
2021N/A00N/A
2022ND30ND
2023ND30ND

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
2019-08-1919233000906ND
2019-08-1919233000806ND
2022-07-19O199846-OGC-1ND
2022-07-19O199847-OGC-1ND
2022-10-19O202928-OGC-1ND
2023-02-07O206090-OGC-1ND
2023-06-28O210236-OGC-1ND
2023-07-31O211162-OGC-1ND