Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Alachlor (Lasso)

Salinas Valley State Prison

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

 

7

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND20ND
2019N/A00N/A
2020ND20ND
2021ND20ND
2022N/A00N/A
2023ND10ND

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
2018-01-16CA2710851_002_002-201801161015ND
2018-04-10CA2710851_002_002-201804100900ND
2020-07-07CA2710851_004_004-202007070930ND
2020-10-06CA2710851_004_004-202010060937ND
2021-01-05CA2710851_002_002-202101050800ND
2021-04-06CA2710851_002_002-202104060843ND
2023-07-11CA2710851_004_004-202307110830ND