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Alachlor (Lasso)

Ashford Highlands Mutual Water Company

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
2018ND10ND
2019N/A00N/A
2020ND10ND
2021ND20ND
2022ND20ND
2023N/A00N/A

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
2018-05-02CA3500900_001_001-201805020925ND
2020-12-21CA3500900_004_004-202012211100ND
2021-06-21CA3500900_001_001-202106211115ND
2021-09-08CA3500900_004_004-202109081130ND
2022-03-14CA3500900_004_004-202203141200ND
2022-06-13CA3500900_004_004-202206131225ND