Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Alachlor (Lasso)

Baker Community Services District

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
2020ND60ND
2021N/A00N/A
2022N/A00N/A
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
2020-01-20CA3600022_002_002-202001200815ND
2020-01-20CA3600022_005_005-202001200822ND
2020-01-20CA3600022_006_006-202001200829ND
2020-01-20CA3600022_001_001-202001200740ND
2020-01-20CA3600022_003_003-202001200800ND
2020-01-20CA3600022_004_004-202001200819ND