Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Alachlor (Lasso)

No Kaweah Mutual Water Company

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

 

10

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND50ND
2019ND50ND
2020N/A00N/A
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
2018-03-22CA5400506_005_005-201803221126ND
2018-03-22CA5400506_004_004-201803221118ND
2018-11-15CA5400506_006_006-201811151125ND
2018-11-15CA5400506_005_005-201811151120ND
2018-11-15CA5400506_004_004-201811151115ND
2019-02-14CA5400506_004_004-201902141050ND
2019-02-14CA5400506_006_006-201902141100ND
2019-02-14CA5400506_005_005-201902141055ND
2019-03-07CA5400506_004_004-201903071220ND
2019-03-07CA5400506_005_005-201903071230ND