Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Alachlor (Lasso)

Correctional Training Facility - Soledad

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

 

13

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND30ND
2019ND40ND
2020N/A00N/A
2021ND20ND
2022ND10ND
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
2018-01-02CA2710850_006_006-201801020720ND
2018-04-02CA2710850_006_006-201804020900ND
2018-08-07CA2710850_005_005-201808070930ND
2019-08-06CA2710850_007_007-201908061025ND
2019-09-04CA2710850_005_005-201909040915ND
2019-11-05CA2710850_007_007-201911050815ND
2019-12-23CA2710850_005_005-201912230915ND
2021-01-05CA2710850_006_006-202101050900ND
2021-04-06CA2710850_006_006-202104061005ND
2022-08-31CA2710850_007_007-202208311000ND
2023-08-29CA2710850_005_005-202308291015ND
2023-12-27CA2710850_005_005-202312270930ND
2023-12-27CA2710850_006_006-202312270845ND