Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Alachlor (Lasso)

Pine Valley Mutual Water Company

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

 

8

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
2020ND10ND
2021ND60ND
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
2020-11-16CA3710039_001_001-202011160920ND
2021-10-11CA3710039_003_003-202110111240ND
2021-10-11CA3710039_010_010-202110111230ND
2021-10-11CA3710039_006_006-202110111315ND
2021-10-12CA3710039_004_004-202110120910ND
2021-11-23CA3710039_007_007-202111230800ND
2021-11-23CA3710039_005_005-202111230710ND
2023-02-27CA3710039_009_009-202302270900ND