Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Alachlor (Lasso)

John Latoracca Correctional Facility

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

 

6

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
2019N/A00N/A
2020ND10ND
2021ND10ND
2022ND20ND
2023ND20ND

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
2020-12-16CA2400172_002_002-202012161245ND
2021-09-30CA2400172_005_005-202109300700ND
2022-12-27CA2400172_002_002-202212271220ND
2022-12-27CA2400172_005_005-202212271200ND
2023-03-29CA2400172_005_005-202303291345ND
2023-08-30CA2400172_005_005-202308301400ND