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Alachlor (Lasso)

Cal Am - Dunnigan

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

 

9

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND10ND
2019ND10ND
2020N/A00N/A
2021ND10ND
2022ND20ND
2023ND40ND

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
2018-09-11CA5700712_011_011-201809111100ND
2019-08-14CA5700712_001_001-201908141300ND
2021-08-12CA5700712_011_011-202108121008ND
2022-03-17CA5700712_001_001-202203171130ND
2022-08-23CA5700712_050_050-202208230900ND
2023-01-17CA5700712_050_050-202301171100ND
2023-05-04CA5700712_050_050-202305040720ND
2023-08-03CA5700712_050_050-202308031050ND
2023-11-08CA5700712_050_050-202311080940ND