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Alachlor (Lasso)

Yuima Municipal Water District Ida

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
2020ND30ND
2021N/A00N/A
2022N/A00N/A
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
2020-04-14CA3700938_031_031-202004140930ND
2020-04-14CA3700938_047_047-202004141030ND
2020-07-14CA3700938_047_047-202007141215ND
2023-10-02CA3700938_006_006-202310020815ND
2023-10-02CA3700938_005_005-202310020845ND
2023-10-02CA3700938_037_037-202310020900ND