Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Alachlor (Lasso)

Woodville Public Utility District

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
2018ND10ND
2019N/A00N/A
2020ND10ND
2021ND10ND
2022ND10ND
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
2018-08-27CA5410025_004_004-201808271335ND
2020-08-28CA5410025_002_002-202008280940ND
2021-08-24CA5410025_004_004-202108241428ND
2022-01-04CA5410025_004_004-202201040900ND
2023-08-10CA5410025_002_002-202308101130ND