Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Alachlor (Lasso)

County Service Area 11

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

 

5

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND20ND
2019ND10ND
2020N/A00N/A
2021ND10ND
2022ND10ND
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
2018-07-09CA4100582_001_001-201807090830ND
2018-12-04CA4100582_004_004-201812041211ND
2019-04-11CA4100582_001_001-201904111245ND
2021-12-07CA4100582_004_004-202112071020ND
2022-04-12CA4100582_001_001-202204121100ND