Alachlor (Lasso)
Upper Eagle Regional WA
Alachlor is a widely used agricultural herbicide. It causes cancer in laboratory animals and may be carcinogenic to people.
30
Samples
0
Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)
0
Samples exceeding
health guidelines
Testing results - average by year
| Year | Average result | Samples taken | Detections | Range of results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | ND | 10 | 0 | ND |
| 2015 | ND | 9 | 0 | ND |
| 2016 | N/A | 0 | 0 | N/A |
| 2017 | ND | 11 | 0 | ND |
| 2018 | N/A | 0 | 0 | N/A |
| 2019 | N/A | 0 | 0 | N/A |
ppb = parts per billion
State and national drinking water standards and health guidelines
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 | Result |
|---|---|
| 2014-02-26 | ND |
| 2014-02-26 | ND |
| 2014-02-26 | ND |
| 2014-03-16 | ND |
| 2014-04-22 | ND |
| 2014-06-11 | ND |
| 2014-08-06 | ND |
| 2014-08-06 | ND |
| 2014-08-20 | ND |
| 2014-10-30 | ND |
| 2015-05-18 | ND |
| 2015-05-19 | ND |
| 2015-06-02 | ND |
| 2015-06-09 | ND |
| 2015-07-22 | ND |
| 2015-10-08 | ND |
| 2015-10-08 | ND |
| 2015-10-12 | ND |
| 2015-11-13 | ND |
| 2017-05-18 | ND |
| 2017-05-25 | ND |
| 2017-06-01 | ND |
| 2017-06-06 | ND |
| 2017-06-06 | ND |
| 2017-06-26 | ND |
| 2017-07-20 | ND |
| 2017-07-20 | ND |
| 2017-07-20 | ND |
| 2017-07-24 | ND |
| 2017-07-24 | ND |