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Alachlor (Lasso)

Valley Utilities Water Company Glendale

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

 

20

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND80ND
2019N/A00N/A
2020N/A00N/A
2021ND80ND
2022ND40ND
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
2018-03-01201803010276SND
2018-03-01201803010277SND
2018-03-07201803070705SND
2018-03-07201803070704SND
2018-07-19201807190547SND
2018-07-19201807190548SND
2018-07-19201807190549SND
2018-07-19201807190550SND
2021-03-03202103040011SND
2021-03-03202103040012SND
2021-03-03202103040010SND
2021-03-11202103120008SND
2021-04-14202104150268SND
2021-04-14202104150269SND
2021-04-14202104150270SND
2021-04-14202104150271SND
2022-02-02202202030108SND
2022-04-27202204280128SND
2022-07-07380-7658-1ND
2022-10-05380-23186-1ND