Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Alachlor (Lasso)

Sheridan Lake Water Company

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

 

11

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018N/A00N/A
2019ND20ND
2020N/A00N/A
2021ND30ND
2022ND30ND
2023ND30ND

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 Result
2019-12-09ND
2019-12-09ND
2021-06-16ND
2021-08-31ND
2021-12-13ND
2022-03-08ND
2022-08-08ND
2022-11-14ND
2023-03-06ND
2023-06-05ND
2023-08-29ND