Alachlor (Lasso)
Coachella Valley Water District: Cove Community
Alachlor is a widely used agricultural herbicide. It causes cancer in laboratory animals and may be carcinogenic to people.
31
Samples
0
Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)
0
Samples exceeding
health guidelines
Testing results - average by year
| Year | Average result | Samples taken | Detections | Range of results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | ND | 11 | 0 | ND |
| 2015 | ND | 3 | 0 | ND |
| 2016 | ND | 1 | 0 | ND |
| 2017 | ND | 1 | 0 | ND |
| 2018 | ND | 5 | 0 | ND |
| 2019 | ND | 10 | 0 | ND |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2014-05-05 | 4790-279-1245 | ND |
| 2014-06-13 | 4790-199-0858 | ND |
| 2014-06-13 | 4790-032-0951 | ND |
| 2014-06-13 | 4790-030-1032 | ND |
| 2014-06-13 | 4790-084-0720 | ND |
| 2014-06-13 | 4790-103-0752 | ND |
| 2014-06-13 | 4790-105-0842 | ND |
| 2014-06-13 | 4790-117-0952 | ND |
| 2014-06-13 | 4790-134-1000 | ND |
| 2014-06-13 | 4790-129-0902 | ND |
| 2014-12-30 | 4790-073-1148 | ND |
| 2015-06-16 | 4790-279-1028 | ND |
| 2015-09-15 | 4790-279-0924 | ND |
| 2015-12-02 | 4790-279-1109 | ND |
| 2016-03-23 | 9590-279-1010 | ND |
| 2017-01-23 | 9590-224-1045 | ND |
| 2018-04-25 | 9590-281-1145 | ND |
| 2018-07-25 | 9590-281-1045 | ND |
| 2018-09-26 | 9590-282-1140 | ND |
| 2018-10-23 | 9590-281-1300 | ND |
| 2018-12-12 | 9590-282-1155 | ND |
| 2019-01-31 | 9590-281-0950 | ND |
| 2019-03-06 | 9590-224-1017 | ND |
| 2019-03-19 | 9590-282-1035 | ND |
| 2019-05-22 | 9590-286-0836 | ND |
| 2019-06-21 | 9590-282-1130 | ND |
| 2019-06-21 | 9590-224-0840 | ND |
| 2019-07-03 | 9590-289-0800 | ND |
| 2019-08-29 | 9590-286-1240 | ND |
| 2019-09-26 | 9590-224-1100 | ND |
| 2019-11-20 | 9590-289-1050 | ND |