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Alachlor (Lasso)

California Water Service (CWS) - Bakersfield

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

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116

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND140ND
2015ND220ND
2016ND240ND
2017ND120ND
2018ND210ND
2019ND230ND

ppb = parts per billion

State and national drinking water standards and health guidelines

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
2014-01-135810-026-0945ND
2014-01-145810-002-1015ND
2014-02-045810-009-0930ND
2014-06-045810-005-1248ND
2014-06-255810-018-1013ND
2014-06-255810-020-0938ND
2014-07-075810-011-1500ND
2014-07-105810-031-1345ND
2014-07-295810-021-1045ND
2014-08-065810-024-1420ND
2014-10-065810-006-1031ND
2014-10-085810-050-1010ND
2014-10-095810-004-1316ND
2014-12-165810-003-2234ND
2015-03-035810-072-1300ND
2015-03-125810-051-1400ND
2015-05-045810-105-1303ND
2015-05-065810-096-1415ND
2015-05-115810-156-1115ND
2015-07-085810-059-1414ND
2015-07-085810-068-1136ND
2015-08-065810-099-1145ND
2015-08-105810-098-1032ND
2015-08-135810-160-0917ND
2015-09-105810-092-1433ND
2015-10-055810-038-1430ND
2015-10-055810-079-1332ND
2015-10-055810-091-1200ND
2015-10-065810-058-1047ND
2015-10-075810-053-1436ND
2015-10-275810-056-1200ND
2015-11-035810-006-1400ND
2015-12-095810-106-1300ND
2015-12-095810-163-1209ND
2015-12-105810-094-1315ND
2015-12-155810-108-1015ND
2016-01-045810-107-0902ND
2016-01-055810-253-0945ND
2016-02-015810-122-1230ND
2016-04-055810-118-1145ND
2016-05-045810-124-1222ND
2016-05-205810-110-1352ND
2016-05-205810-126-1255ND
2016-06-085810-148-1240ND
2016-06-155810-131-1055ND
2016-06-175810-151-0950ND
2016-07-145810-011-1105ND
2016-07-145810-015-1035ND
2016-07-145810-109-1206ND
2016-08-085810-149-1250ND
2016-08-085810-154-1000ND
2016-08-155810-125-1023ND
2016-08-185810-069-1027ND
2016-08-185810-150-1205ND
2016-09-075810-119-1105ND
2016-09-075810-146-1005ND
2016-09-085810-052-1130ND
2016-09-125810-143-1025ND
2016-09-225810-117-0935ND
2016-10-115810-129-1524ND
2017-01-105810-002-1040ND
2017-01-195810-026-0943ND
2017-03-235810-021-0910ND
2017-04-105810-009-1130ND
2017-04-135810-004-1350ND
2017-06-065810-005-1355ND
2017-06-085810-018-0835ND
2017-07-125810-003-0744ND
2017-07-185810-031-1058ND
2017-08-025810-024-1228ND
2017-10-105810-050-1100ND
2017-12-285810-020-1020ND
2018-03-065810-051-1235ND
2018-03-065810-072-1320ND
2018-04-235810-094-1128ND
2018-04-265810-156-1102ND
2018-05-015810-105-0950ND
2018-05-035810-096-1005ND
2018-06-159590-026-0945ND
2018-07-025810-056-1510ND
2018-07-025810-091-1032ND
2018-07-115810-068-1123ND
2018-07-125810-106-1316ND
2018-07-185810-059-1335ND
2018-07-265810-092-1210ND
2018-08-065810-098-1020ND
2018-08-135810-099-0938ND
2018-08-275810-160-1210ND
2018-09-135810-058-1000ND
2018-09-205810-069-1005ND
2018-10-225810-053-1055ND
2018-11-155810-038-0856ND
2018-11-165810-048-1131ND
2019-01-095810-107-1117ND
2019-01-165810-253-0840ND
2019-02-135810-122-1019ND
2019-04-185810-125-1300ND
2019-04-235810-118-1442ND
2019-05-145810-126-0920ND
2019-05-295810-110-1145ND
2019-05-295810-124-0915ND
2019-06-035810-148-0919ND
2019-06-045810-151-0835ND
2019-07-095810-109-1430ND
2019-07-265810-015-1015ND
2019-08-055810-149-1155ND
2019-08-055810-154-1419ND
2019-08-085810-117-1205ND
2019-08-265810-011-1320ND
2019-09-045810-143-0855ND
2019-09-065810-146-0915ND
2019-09-245810-055-1330ND
2019-10-235810-150-1120ND
2019-11-135810-108-0910ND
2019-11-215810-052-1240ND
2019-12-105810-119-0837ND